Most NZers distrust AI, fear job losses despite usage
A One NZ survey shows most New Zealanders don't trust AI and fear job losses from it.
NZers fear AI job losses and distrust it. The majority of New Zealanders fear artificial intelligence will take their jobs, but that hasn't stopped them from using it.
A survey of 1000 people conducted by market research firm Perceptive and commissioned by One NZ shows conflicting attitudes towards AI: 65% fear job losses, 62% worry about the use of AI leading to unfair decision-making, 67% of people were concerned about the misuse of personal data, and 47% did not trust large companies to use AI ethically.
None of this has prevented people from adopting AI, with 77% of respondents saying they had knowingly used AI services over the past year.
However, there are generational differences with 90% of 18 to 34-year-olds having interacted with AI compared to 60% of people aged 55 years and older.
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