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The rise of ChatGPT and many applications powered by artificial intelligence has upset the relationship that the French could maintain until now with new technologies. From now on, they position themselves as very cautious when it comes to AI, much more in any case than anywhere else in the world.
Today, only 36% of French people admit to being really enthusiastic about the possibilities offered by AI. Unsurprisingly, a majority (52%) are worried about these technological advances. The French stand out as an average of 54% of people surveyed worldwide are quite enthusiastic. Note that the most optimistic are in Asia and South America, while the most cautious are in North America and Europe.
AI: good or bad idea?
In the same vein, despite the success of ChatGPT and the proliferation of intelligent tools launched in recent months, only 37% of French people consider that AI ultimately brings more benefits than disadvantages. Only the Americans appear so pessimistic. To be compared in particular to the 78% of Indonesians and 74% of Thais who see the glass half full more than the glass half empty. In fact, the only area where the French think that AI can improve their lives is that of health (37%).
The vision that the French have of AI has changed considerably in recent months, in particular because today many people realize that these applications are more intellectual and can threaten their activity in the long term. In fact, only 21% of French respondents think that artificial intelligence can be beneficial to their job.
It should be noted that the French are also among those who have the least mastery of what artificial intelligence really means (58% against 67% globally). This may also explain this…