AI is not yet everywhere, but opinions about it are widespread. New research finds that across the 37 countries surveyed, the median percentage of adults who have never used AI is 57%. Yet among those who are aware of it, positive emotions outweigh negative ones in 34 of 37 countries. In 25 of the 37 countries, majorities of AI-aware adults expect AI to improve their daily lives. When it comes to concerns about the technology, however, wealthy Western countries stand apart, combining relatively high AI use with some of the highest levels of worry. The study, which will ultimately cover 140 countries, measures public engagement with AI across five dimensions. In addition to emotional response, the survey captures awareness, frequency of use, expected impact and trust. For leaders navigating AI adoption, the findings point to an important consideration: Adoption is only part of the picture. How people experience AI, whether they trust it and how they expect it to shape their lives matter too. Explore the first findings from Gallup and Microsoft's ongoing research on AI engagement worldwide: https://lnkd.in/ebKQBB-u
Awareness is only the starting point; leaders must turn it into practical confidence and responsible adoption. The organisations that connect technology choices to real human needs will create the most durable value.
Interesting how AI adoption is defined. For some it is a bot on their database, for other it can be asking where to go for date and some a project with agents that runs business.. to discover how and what of measure you need #prahelika.
The part that jumps out to me: high use and high worry showing up together in the same countries. That combination usually means people got handed the tool without much framing on what it actually changes for them day to day. Adoption numbers look great on a slide, but if nobody says whether this is supposed to free up time or just raise the bar on output, the worry doesn't go away, it just goes quiet.
AI creates real value when it moves beyond novelty and becomes something people can trust and rely on in their daily work.
Gergana A.
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Very interesting information about the adoption of AI across different countries.
Interesting Australia not in the list but NZ yes 🤔
Thought-provoking results! Really looking forward to the more results of the broader study, which will ultimately cover 140 countries 🤓
Interesting distinction between adoption and trust. Giving people access to AI is one thing; building the confidence and judgement to use it well is another. As AI becomes more embedded in work, leaders may need to pay as much attention to the human experience of the change as to the technology itself.