Swedes now more negative than positive about AI

A new edition of the survey "Svenska Folket och AI" (The Swedish People and AI) finds that Swedes are using AI more than ever, while for the first time more of them are negative than positive about the technology. The survey was produced by Insight Intelligence together with PTS, SKR, Bonus Copyright Access and Amazon Web Services.

Seven in ten Swedes now use AI on a weekly basis, double the share in 2018. Self-reported knowledge has also shifted: for the first time, more people say they have a lot of knowledge about AI (57 percent) than say they have little (39 percent). Trust in AI has grown as well, with the share who believe it gives correct information up by 18 percentage points in one year.

Alongside this growing use and confidence, more people say they are sceptical of the technology. The biggest concern remains not being able to tell what is true from what is false. The share who worry that AI will become too intelligent has nearly doubled over the past year.

The results point to a split in Swedish attitudes: people are adopting AI quickly and feel better informed about it, yet scepticism is also rising, and the concerns centre on misinformation and on where the technology is heading.