Visualizing Global Attitudes Towards AI

“Survey data from market research firm Ipsos has revealed the global attitudes towards AI from each country, with China showing 78% support.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest growing and most disruptive technologies in the world today. Because it has the potential to drastically impact society, it’s important to measure how people are feeling towards it.

In the following infographic, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu visualizes survey data from market research firm, Ipsos, to see how attitudes towards AI varies by country. By including each country’s GDP per capita, we can see that wealthier populations are more skeptical about products and services that use the technology.

Data and Methodology

This data is based on a 28-country survey of 19,504 adults aged 18 to 74. Polling took place between November and December 2021, and the results were published in January 2022.

This survey took place before the recent explosion in popularity of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Midjourney, but forms the foundation for how people view this rapidly improving technology.

The table below lists the percentage of respondents who agreed with the following statement:

“Products and services using artificial intelligence have more benefits than drawbacks”

Country% Agreeing With StatementGDP per capita
China78%$12,556
Saudi Arabia76%$23,186
India71%$2,257
Peru70%$6,622
Malaysia65%$11,109
Mexico65%$10,046
Colombia64%$6,104
Chile63%$16,265
South Korea62%$34,998
Türkiye60%$9,661
Brazil57%$7,507
South Africa57%$7,055
Argentina55%$10,636
Russia53%$12,195
Spain53%$30,104
Italy50%$35,658
Hungary49%$18,728
Poland48%$18,000
Japan42%$39,313
Sweden40%$61,029
Belgium38%$51,247
UK38%$46,510
Australia37%$60,443
Germany37%$51,203
United States35%$70,249
Netherlands33%$57,768
Canada32%$51,988
France31%$43,659
GDP per capita as of 2021. Source: World Bank

Ipsos notes that their samples from developing economies like China and India were “more urban, more educated, and more affluent than the general population”. Thus, the results for these countries likely reflect the more tech-savvy segments of their population.

In a recent interview with the BBC, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak called for AI content to be labeled and regulated.

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