The United States, India and the United Kingdom are some of the countries with the highest fear scores when it comes to the fear of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a new study conducted by Blocles4u reveals.
The Blocles4U research team analyzed more than 1000 keywords, and the search volumes for AI-related queries, to determine which countries are most afraid of AI.
Searches based on fear intent, such as “why AI is dangerous,” “is AI safe,” and “how dangerous is AI,” were analyzed in countries. The results were then turned into a fear scale to determine the final ranking of the most afraid countries. The fear scale took into account the search volume of each keyword or phrase and the past 3-month growth of each.
The United States had the highest fear score of 393, followed by India with a score of 205, and the United Kingdom with a score of 81.
Findings were split up by continents:
North America: The U.S ranks at number one of the Fear Index. According to Blocles4U, as the birthplace of OpenAI and home to a plethora of AI research organizations, AI being a popular topic in North America isn’t a surprise. However, Canada was number five on the list, with a score of 38, indicating a lower level of fear.