Post date: Apr 18, 2014 8:38:4 PM
According to a new Pew survey:
Overall, most Americans anticipate that the technological developments of the coming half-century will have a net positive impact on society. But, ...
65% think it would be a change for the worse if lifelike robots become the primary caregivers for the elderly and people in poor health.
63% think it would be a change for the worse if personal and commercial drones are given permission to fly through most U.S. airspace.
53% of Americans think it would be a change for the worse if most people wear implants or other devices that constantly show them information about the world around them. Women are especially wary of a future in which these devices are widespread.
Pew report: U.S. Views of Technology and the Future and From teleportation to robot servants
Editorial note: See the Cultural Cognition Project's takedown of the utility of even well-designed surveys. The article was written in response to a previous controversial result Pew found in January, but the same lessons likely apply here.