Inkblot earth has released the results of an online poll asking people if they are afraid of future “Intelligent Machines”. More than 6,000 people have responded, giving these numbers:

16.7% Yes, I find the idea of intelligent machines frightening (1002 votes)
27.1% No, I don’t find intelligent machines frightening (1632 votes)
56.3% I’m not afraid of intelligent machines, I’m afraid of how humans will use the technology (3366 votes)

The poll did not use a representative panel though, as noted by the author:

“16% of voters fearing AI is quite high. I can only imagine that this percentage would rise sharply if the poll was subjected to people with less knowledge of tech and/or science.”

Indeed.