For the research, 10,260 adults were surveyed from Nov. 1 to 7, 2021, about their views of artificial intelligence and its future integration into human life.
The public reported their wariness with implantable brain chips, with 56 percent saying they would be bad for society and only 13 percent saying they would be a good thing. In general, the respondents presented hesitancy when it came to use of technology for human enhancement, through gene editing or exoskeletons for manual labor.
The survey showed the theme of ambivalence in people, with many split in their opinion of whether AI is a good or bad thing for society moving forward. They did signal though, a rising need for stricter safety standards for emerging technologies and a partisan divide on regulating technologies.
