It can drive a combine and bring access to health care in sparely populated areas, and yet a new poll indicates over half of rural Nebraskans are distrustful of artificial intelligence and believe it will have a negative impact.From Google search…”I win, Google me,” Indiana Football Coach Curt Cignetti said….to language translators in the palm of your hand…”Como te va hoy,” an iPhone replied when asked, “How are you?” Even driverless vehicles are being tested in cities.Artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere, said Bryce Kolc, a student at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.”Has a lot of great uses, and it just can make a lot of things easy,” Kolc said.But not everyone is all in on AI. “Using it to an extent is OK, but I also understand being afraid of it. Just because the capabilities of it are so powerful,” UNL sophomore Kamryn Hertzel said.That’s exactly what a new poll surveying a thousand rural Nebraskans showed.”We saw a lot of mixed evaluation. You know, some people are really concerned about AI and how it’s being used,” Heather Akin said.Akin is an assistant professor of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Communications at UNL.She said only 27% of those surveyed say they use AI.More than half said they are either not informed or know little about AI.”I think there’s also this general sense that this is all moving very quickly, and that can impact how much people trust it,” Akin said.According to the polls, more than half of the people polled believe AI will have a negative impact on job opportunities, society, the workforce, the economy and bias and discrimination.However, many see it having a positive effect on health care, information and in-production agriculture, where it has been used for several years.”I think we see more positive views among people working in agriculture or close to agriculture,” Akin said.Akin said the study is important because what people don’t understand or fear they are less likely to use.”So, AI being evil and all that stuff is more of a movie trope than anything else,” UNL student Nick Coldiron said.The poll generated so much interest that the Nebraska Rural Poll is holding a free webinar to discuss artificial intelligence Wednesday at 10 a.m.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
It can drive a combine and bring access to health care in sparely populated areas, and yet a new poll indicates over half of rural Nebraskans are distrustful of artificial intelligence and believe it will have a negative impact.
From Google search…
“I win, Google me,” Indiana Football Coach Curt Cignetti said.
…to language translators in the palm of your hand…
“Como te va hoy,” an iPhone replied when asked, “How are you?”
Even driverless vehicles are being tested in cities.
Artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere, said Bryce Kolc, a student at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
“Has a lot of great uses, and it just can make a lot of things easy,” Kolc said.
But not everyone is all in on AI.
“Using it to an extent is OK, but I also understand being afraid of it. Just because the capabilities of it are so powerful,” UNL sophomore Kamryn Hertzel said.
That’s exactly what a new poll surveying a thousand rural Nebraskans showed.
“We saw a lot of mixed evaluation. You know, some people are really concerned about AI and how it’s being used,” Heather Akin said.
Akin is an assistant professor of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Communications at UNL.
She said only 27% of those surveyed say they use AI.
More than half said they are either not informed or know little about AI.
“I think there’s also this general sense that this is all moving very quickly, and that can impact how much people trust it,” Akin said.
According to the polls, more than half of the people polled believe AI will have a negative impact on job opportunities, society, the workforce, the economy and bias and discrimination.
However, many see it having a positive effect on health care, information and in-production agriculture, where it has been used for several years.
“I think we see more positive views among people working in agriculture or close to agriculture,” Akin said.
Akin said the study is important because what people don’t understand or fear they are less likely to use.
“So, AI being evil and all that stuff is more of a movie trope than anything else,” UNL student Nick Coldiron said.
The poll generated so much interest that the Nebraska Rural Poll is holding a free webinar to discuss artificial intelligence Wednesday at 10 a.m.