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Pew: 37% of technologists don’t think AI will improve lives by 2030 — VB

By TechTaffy Desk

According to a Pew Center Research survey, about 37 per cent of technologists believe that most people won’t be better off in the next 10 years as a result of advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies, writes Kyle Wiggers.

Here is the link: https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/10/pew-37-of-technologists-dont-think-ai-will-improve-lives-by-2030/ 

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