More than half the 5023 respondents to the Pew survey, however, said that they were more concerned than optimistic about the increasing presence of AI in their everyday lives: 57 per cent rated the risk of AI to society as high, compared with 25 per cent who said that there were great benefits to be gained from rapidly advancing technology. Most respondents believed that using AI would lower people’s ability to think creatively (61 per cent) and reduce their ability to form meaningful relationships (58 per cent).