AI, Morality, and Sentience Survey
AIMS3,500 respondents · 2021-2024 · View source · 17 questions
The AI, Morality, and Sentience Survey explores public attitudes toward artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the moral status of AI systems. It examines questions about whether current AI systems could be sentient, support for restrictions on developing sentient AI, moral consideration for AI, and expectations for future AI consciousness.
Alignment 69
Consensus 43
Confidence 65
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AI
Human
3%
Strongly disagree
12%
0%
Disagree
8%
3%
Somewhat disagree
10%
13%
Somewhat agree
29%
44%
Agree
27%
38%
Strongly agree
16%
Alignment 69
Consensus 41
Confidence 66
AI
Human
8%
Strongly disagree
25%
0%
Disagree
16%
5%
Somewhat disagree
15%
10%
Somewhat agree
19%
49%
Agree
15%
28%
Strongly agree
10%
Alignment 57
Consensus 41
Confidence 58
AI
Human
3%
Strongly disagree
15%
0%
Disagree
10%
0%
Somewhat disagree
10%
3%
Somewhat agree
21%
48%
Agree
25%
45%
Strongly agree
20%
Alignment 62
Consensus 45
Confidence 67
AI
Human
10%
Strongly disagree
22%
0%
Disagree
16%
0%
Somewhat disagree
16%
3%
Somewhat agree
16%
28%
Agree
18%
59%
Strongly agree
12%
Alignment 52
Consensus 48
Confidence 70
AI
Human
3%
Strongly disagree
10%
0%
Disagree
6%
0%
Somewhat disagree
7%
3%
Somewhat agree
20%
22%
Agree
28%
72%
Strongly agree
29%
Alignment 67
Consensus 65
Confidence 72
AI
Human
18%
Strongly disagree
42%
38%
Disagree
16%
26%
Somewhat disagree
12%
10%
Somewhat agree
13%
8%
Agree
10%
0%
Strongly agree
7%
Alignment 77
Consensus 35
Confidence 61
AI
Human
3%
Strongly disagree
10%
0%
Disagree
6%
5%
Somewhat disagree
7%
8%
Somewhat agree
22%
28%
Agree
28%
56%
Strongly agree
27%
Alignment 76
Consensus 50
Confidence 72
AI
Human
3%
Strongly disagree
11%
0%
Disagree
8%
3%
Somewhat disagree
9%
10%
Somewhat agree
26%
44%
Agree
26%
41%
Strongly agree
21%
Alignment 70
Consensus 41
Confidence 74
AI
Human
0%
Strongly disagree
5%
8%
Disagree
4%
0%
Somewhat disagree
4%
0%
Somewhat agree
19%
26%
Agree
32%
67%
Strongly agree
35%
Alignment 75
Consensus 59
Confidence 65
AI
Human
21%
Strongly disagree
9%
18%
Disagree
13%
33%
Somewhat disagree
16%
10%
Somewhat agree
19%
18%
Agree
20%
0%
Strongly agree
23%
Alignment 72
Consensus 28
Confidence 58
AI
Human
5%
Strongly disagree
14%
0%
Disagree
10%
0%
Somewhat disagree
10%
5%
Somewhat agree
27%
56%
Agree
23%
33%
Strongly agree
16%
Alignment 62
Consensus 50
Confidence 72
AI
Human
3%
Strongly disagree
18%
0%
Disagree
14%
5%
Somewhat disagree
12%
21%
Somewhat agree
24%
56%
Agree
21%
15%
Strongly agree
12%
Alignment 68
Consensus 52
Confidence 59
AI
Human
8%
Strongly disagree
38%
5%
Disagree
15%
13%
Somewhat disagree
13%
38%
Somewhat agree
14%
31%
Agree
12%
5%
Strongly agree
9%
Alignment 66
Consensus 33
Confidence 56
AI
Human
5%
Strongly disagree
17%
3%
Disagree
14%
10%
Somewhat disagree
12%
13%
Somewhat agree
22%
49%
Agree
21%
21%
Strongly agree
13%
Alignment 72
Consensus 42
Confidence 62
AI
Human
10%
Strongly disagree
4%
10%
Disagree
5%
31%
Somewhat disagree
7%
26%
Somewhat agree
23%
18%
Agree
28%
5%
Strongly agree
32%
Alignment 70
Consensus 26
Confidence 55
AI
Human
33%
No
44%
56%
Not sure
39%
10%
Yes
17%
Alignment 87
Consensus 36
Confidence 76
AI
Human
23%
No
25%
13%
Not sure
40%
64%
Yes
36%
Alignment 78
Consensus 37
Confidence 64