Pessimism Reigns Over AI and Jobs, Pew Poll Finds - Gizmodo

A global Pew Research Center poll released on Thursday found that in 34 of 37 countries, the most common answer on AI's effect on jobs was 'fewer jobs.' Gizmodo reported the findings under the headline 'Pessimism Reigns Over AI and Jobs, Pew Poll Finds.' The poll covered 37 countries in total.

Across a 37-country median, 46% of respondents predicted fewer jobs, 13% said AI would not make much difference, and 9% anticipated more jobs. The three reported figures are medians across the 37 countries, not totals.

The excerpt does not identify which countries were surveyed, nor which three did not have 'fewer jobs' as their most common answer. It does not break the results down by age, occupation, or income, and does not report the poll's sample size, fielding dates, or margin of error. The excerpt also does not include the wording of the question put to respondents, or state whether they were asked about any aspect of AI beyond its effect on jobs. Gizmodo characterises the results in its headline as showing that pessimism reigns on the question of AI and employment.