Artificial intelligence, opportunity or risk?

Published on: December 13, 2018 / Update from: December 13, 2018 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

Artificial intelligence, opportunity or risk?

62 percent of participants in a recent Bitkom Research survey see artificial intelligence (AI) as an opportunity. Almost one in five respondents even believes that AI is already noticeably changing society. “One reason for this positive development is likely to be the increasing use of AI applications in everyday life,” say the makers of the study. German citizens see possible applications in a wide variety of areas of life. 68 percent would like AI to support older people. Just as many respondents want doctors to use AI, for example in diagnostics or in selecting the best possible therapy. And around two thirds would also like to have AI applications in offices and authorities.

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In a survey from September things looked different: Germans see more risk than benefit in AI

Artificial intelligence will fundamentally change our society, that is certain. Germans disagree about whether these changes will be positive or negative, as a survey by YouGov shows . While 15 percent of all respondents believe that the benefits of AI are greater than the risks, 26 percent think the opposite. Almost half of Germans suspect that risk and damage are balanced.

Depending on the age group, attitudes towards artificial intelligence differ only minimally; baby boomers have the greatest doubts about the benefits of the technology, while millennials can at best be described as AI-agnostic.

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