Survey finds women more concerned about AI risks than men
A survey of roughly 3,000 people in the US and Canada found a gender gap in perceived AI risk, with researchers examining risk attitudes and economic exposure.
A study drawing on responses from about 3,000 people in the United States and Canada found that women in the sample, on average, viewed AI as riskier than men did and expressed more skepticism about its benefits.
The researchers examined two possible explanations: differences in attitudes toward risk and concerns about exposure to economic disruption, including job displacement. These are possible accounts of an average survey pattern, not traits of every individual or proof of causation. Addressing the concerns may matter for equitable AI adoption.
