What idea of AI? Social and public perception of AI

This project conducted empirical research that explored the social and public attitudes of individuals towards AI and robots.

Micro-project in Humane-AI-Net

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Short description

AI and robots will enter many more aspects of our daily life than the average citizen is aware of and are already organizing specific domains such as work, health, security, politics, and manufacturing. Along with technological research, it is fundamental to grasp and gauge the social implications of these processes and their acceptance by a wider audience.

We investigated the following research questions:

Do citizens have a positive or negative attitude about the impact of AI?
Will they really trust a driverless car, or will they passively accept a loan or insurance denial based on an algorithmic decision?
Do states alone have the right and expertise to regulate emerging technology and digital infrastructures? What about technology governance?
What are the dominant AI narratives in the general public?

Additional information

This Humane-AI-Net micro-project was carried out by Università di Bologna (UNIBO, Laura Sartori), Umeå University (UMU, Andreas Theodorou) and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR, Fosca Giannoti).

The project is part of the Humane-AI-Net network of excellent research centers in AI. It contributes to this network in in the following aspects: