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Even Trump voters support intervention by a 61 to 20 margin
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.@davidshor explains why voters are skeptical of UBI, but respond strongly to promises of guaranteed jobs and income if AI replaces them: "70% of voters believe that the government has an economic responsibility to help people who have lost their jobs because of AI." "Normally, ‘We should tax corporations to help disadvantaged people’ is usually very 50/50. In the context of AI, a lot of the libertarianism of voters disappears. Even Trump voters support intervention by a 61 to 20 margin. This…
davidshor@davidshorSep 16
Just to update this chart: 1) AI salience has increased dramatically in the past week - increasing as much in the last week as the previous year combined 2) 80% of voters think it's either very or somewhat likely that AI will cause widespread job loss in the five to ten years 3) 64% of voters think it's either very or somewhat likely that AI could pose a threat to humanity's survival 4) Large bipartisan majorities back immediate government action on AI even when primed about risk from China
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