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Very few people are regularly using “much hyped” artificial intelligence (AI) products like ChatGPT, a survey suggests.<\/b><\/p>\n
Researchers surveyed 12,000 people in six countries, including the UK, with only 2% of British respondents saying they use such tools on a daily basis.<\/p>\n
But the study, from the Reuters Institute and Oxford University, says young people are bucking the trend, with 18 to 24-year-olds the most eager adopters of the tech.<\/p>\n
Dr Richard Fletcher, the report’s lead author, told the BBC there was a “mismatch” between the “hype” around AI and the “public interest” in it.<\/p>\n
The study examined views on generative AI tools – the new generation of products that can respond to simple text prompts with human-sounding answers as well as images, audio and video.<\/p>\n
Generative AI burst into the public consciousness when ChatGPT was launched in November 2022.<\/p>\n
The attention OpenAI’s chatbot attracted set off an almighty arms race among tech firms, who ever since have been pouring billions of dollars into developing their own generative AI features.<\/p>\n
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However this research indicates that, for all the money and attention lavished on generative AI, it is yet to become part of people\u2019s routine internet use.<\/p>\n
“Large parts of the public are not particularly interested in generative AI, and 30% of people in the UK say they have not heard of any of the most prominent products, including ChatGPT,” Dr Fletcher said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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