Scientists Feel Super Negative About AI, New Poll Finds
Many scientists currently feel pessimistic about artificial intelligence, according to a Nature survey released Tuesday. The new poll shows that 63% of respondents said that the risks of using AI tools such as…
Many scientists currently feel pessimistic about artificial intelligence, according to a Nature survey released Tuesday.
The new poll shows that 63% of respondents said that the risks of using AI tools such as large-language models (LLMs) to help analyze data and scientific literature outweigh any potential benefits. However, almost 60% of researchers believed they would lag behind if they did not use AI tools in their line of work, the survey shows.
Among the 1,907 scientists who responded to Nature’s survey, almost 48% reported feeling negative towards AI Technology. By comparison, 30% of respondents said they felt positive about AI in general, while 22% felt neutral about it, the poll found.
“If you want to stay in the fight, you are left without a choice to adopt the use of some tools — particularly LLMs — to keep up with others who are using them,” Alexander Gibson, a PhD candidate studying clinical prediction models at the Queensland University of Technology, said, Nature reported.
Just 23% of respondents felt like AI Technology