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Not sure I’m surprised. Besides the reasons other people mentioned, I think there’s another factor influencing it.
I suspect a lot of “Yes AI” voters are really thinking “well, it’s kinda neat”. But us “No AI” voters are really thinking “HELL NO!!! Under no circumstances do we want AI!”
I’m guessing that makes us a lot more motivated to respond.
To add to that, those saying yes are acting almost materialistically, “why not have more when it’s free”.
I am genuinely curious what percentage of the mainstream population is willing to pay for AI.
Something tells me we are finding out soon.
I know several middle school teachers that have been paying for ChatGPT for a couple years now. There are a lot more, I would imagine.
I thought ai was all free as they grew market share? Just for advanced features?