Gaming: One-third Of Consumers Don't Want AI On Their Devices, Report...

The problem with AI isn't that it's not been clearly explained. The problem is, it sucks.

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It's not uncommon to hear executives at AI companies and other such boosters say that the public has been slow to embrace the glories of AI because they just don't understand it. A new report by consumer research firm Circana suggests that's actually not the case, however, finding that among people who don't want AI on their devices, nearly two-thirds say their stuff works fine as it is—they just don't need it.

That seemingly puts the lie to the idea that consumers are rejecting AI because it hasn't been explained to them clearly enough, presumably slowly and with small words. Instead, it seems that most people on that side of the AI divide are already familiar and comfortable with their devices, and they're not especially comfortable with the idea of tech oligarchs watching and listening to everything they do.

Source: PC Gamer