More than 7 in 10 Americans are concerned that the improvements within artificial intelligence (AI) will spark permanent job losses for a large number of people in the U.S., according to a new poll that was released Tuesday.

The new Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 71 percent of U.S. adults are worried that AI will put "too many people out of work permanently."

The large majority of respondents, 77 percent, said they have concerns that, as AI technology improves, it could be utilized to provoke political turmoil.

Americans also have reservations about the government’s potential use of AI in warfare, according to the survey. Nearly half of Americans, 48 percent, said the federal government should never utilize AI to locate a potential target of a military attack. Around a quarter, 24 perc

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