In 34 of 37 countries polled, adults lean positive on AI
A Gallup survey shows positive AI sentiment is the global norm, with wealthy Western countries the anxious outlier — useful background calibration.
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In Gallup's survey across 37 countries, adults expressing positive feelings about AI outnumber those with negative feelings in 34 of them.
In 25 countries, majorities of adults aware of AI say it will improve their daily lives; majorities in 18 countries say it will benefit their country overall. In China, 93% of AI-aware adults think it will help people, versus 36% of US adults.
Per Semafor's account of the poll, wealthy Western countries are the most anxious, though anxiety falls with usage. The full methodology and question wording should be checked against Gallup's original release.