我们的AI生活：从创新到应用

From innovation to application Foreword. This past year, artificial intelligence (AI) enteredthe mainstream, showing people around the worldhow it can serve as an engine for transformationacross many fields. As more people use AI, publicattitudes towards the technology continue to change.Google’s and Ipsos’ second study on global publicperceptions of AI—covering 21,000 interviewsacross 21 countries—shows a significant positiveshift in people’s thoughts about the technology. new companies and products, and showed up morein our daily lives—from improving flood forecastingto finishing sentences in email drafts to helping localgovernments fix potholes. And AI researchers joinedthe ranks of Curie and Einstein by being awarded NobelPrizes in chemistry and physics. Still, we continue tojust scratch the surface of AI’s full potential. While any new technology involves uncertainty, asmore people see and experience AI for themselves,appetite for AI (responsibly developed and deployed)has increased while concerns about the technologyhave decreased. Instead of advising leaders toproceed with caution, the global public now wants tosee government and AI companies working togetherto leverage AI’s benefits and support AI innovation. Since last year, increased usage of AI drove greaterexcitement about the opportunity AI presentsand AI’s ability to power economic growth. Thesepositive shifts are accompanied by a belief that AIwill benefit society and individuals, drive meaningfuladvancements in science and medicine, and allowpeople to be more strategic with how they spendtheir time both personally and professionally. As AI becomes increasingly prominent in our dailylives, we hope this report can continue to contributeto conversations about how this technology canbenefit individuals and society. Last year, 2024, was a pivotal year for the technology.AI powered updated models, sparked the creation of Contents. AI upswing. AI’s benefits for society. •As AI becomes more prominent,attitudes towards the technologyare increasingly positive.•More people are now using AIand excited about its potentialthan they were last year. •The global public anticipates positiveeconomic gains from AI.•Across the world, people are mostexcited about AI’s potential to impactscience and medicine. In 2024, AI poweredupdated models,sparked the creationof new companies andproducts, and showedup more in our dailylives than ever before. Harnessing AI’sbenefits—together. Leveraging andleveling up with AI. •Global citizens trust theirgovernments to oversee AI, but wantto see leaders maximize its benefits. •Around the world, people are usingAI to be more strategic in theirpersonal and professional lives.•People believe AI will help themand are excited by applications likepersonal assistants and tutors. AI upswing. AI in the handsof more people. In the last year, generative AI usage has increased,with a near majority of the global public (48%) nowreporting they have used generative AI in the lastyear.1Both AI usage overall and increased usage from2023 to 2024 are highest in emerging markets. A variety ofuse cases. Globally, generative AI usage varies and goes beyondexperimenting with the technology: people are usingAI not only to entertain but to support their work,personal projects, and education. Those in the Asia-Pacific region and in emerging markets are using AIthe most, topping usage across applications. Innovation more important than regulation Fostering advances inscience, medicine, and otherfields through AI innovation Increased AI excitement. Last year, we noted that experiencing is believingwhen it comes to AI. When people use AI, excitementabout what the technology can do outweighsand assuages concerns. We have seen this shiftprove itself again this year:excitement about AI’spotential (57%) now outweighs concerns aboutthe risks of deploying AI (43%), up from 50%/50%last year.AI’s potential to power societal advancesfor good tips the balance even further in favor ofexcitement: looking specifically at AI’s ability toadvance science, medicine, and other fields usingAI, excitement outweighs concerns by nearly atwo to one margin (66% excited/34% concerned). This is highest in emerging markets, where 77% ofrespondents are more excited than concerned. It is also clear thatthe public wants to ensureAI regulations help foster groundbreakinginnovations in science and medicine. In nearlyevery country, people believe fostering advancesin science, medicine, and other fields through AIinnovation is more important (59% globally) thanprotecting impacted industries through AI regulation(41%). This holds true even in markets that have beentraditionally less optimistic about AI like the U.S. (53%innovation/44% regulation) and Europe (58%/43%). AI’s benefitsfor society. Powering economic growth. countries with higher overall excitement aboutAI’s potential tend to also expect the most positiveeconomic gains from the technology.Countries i