Like many new technologies, AI has been prone to overhype, misunderstanding, misappropriation and even fear.

According to a May 16 Reuters-Ipsos poll of 4,415 U.S. adults, 61 percent believe that AI could threaten the future of civilization, and more than two-thirds are worried about AI’s negative consequences. The poll also found that three times as many people “foresee adverse outcomes” from AI than those who do not.