The survey also revealed that while 63% of respondents distrust ChatGPT, 51% are skeptical. AI’s ability to make the internet safer
Santa Clara, California, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Malwarebytes, a global leader in real-time cyber protection, today released the results of its Consumer Confidence Survey, revealing deep concern and alarmingly short supply optimism about ChatGPT. bottom.
“The AI revolution has been accelerating for a very long time, and many specific narrow applications have had great success without causing this kind of distrust,” he said. Mark Stockley, Cybersecurity Evangelist at Malwarebytes. “Malwarebytes has long used machine learning and AI to improve efficiency, identify malware, and improve the overall performance of many technologies. and there are uncertainties about how ChatGPT will change our lives,” further complicated by the mysterious way it works. “
Our findings show that ChatGPT has reliability issues. Only 10% of those surveyed agreed with the following statement: “I trust the information generated by ChatGPT,” while 63% disagreed. There was a similar sentiment among respondents regarding accuracy, with only 12% of them agreeing that the information generated by ChatGPT is accurate, while more than half (55%) disagreed. I did.
Beyond reliability and accuracy concerns, 81% of respondents believe ChatGPT poses potential safety or security risks, and 52% of respondents said ChatGPT work was temporarily suspended as regulations catch up. It calls for it to stop, which echoes similar high-profile tech concerns expressed earlier this year. .
Main findings
Despite the influx of media coverage and online chatter about ChatGPT, only 35% of respondents agreed that they “know a lot about ChatGPT”, well below the 50% who disagreed.
Of those who said they were familiar with ChatGPT:
- 12% agree that the information generated by ChatGPT is accurate
- 81% are concerned about potential security and safety risks
- 63% do not trust ChatGPT information
- 51% question whether AI tools can make the internet safer
- 52% want ChatGPT development to be paused as regulations catch up
To read the full research findings, please visit our blog at www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/06/chatgpt.
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Survey method
Malwarebytes conducted a pulse survey of newsletter readers worldwide From 29 May to 31 May 2023, via the Alchemer Survey platform. A total of 1,449 people responded.
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