[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Axios, in collaboration with Generation Lab and Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship and Autonomous Systems Policy Institute, are proud to announce the release of the inaugural Axios-Generation Lab-Syracuse University AI Experts Survey. This groundbreaking survey, conducted from July 14 to August 6, 2023, marks a significant milestone in harnessing the collective expertise of leading minds in the field of computer science and engineering.
The poll, based on responses from interviews with a representative sample of 213 esteemed professors, focuses on the insights and perspectives of experts in these fields. The respondents were drawn from 65 of the top 100 computer science programs in America, (as defined by the SCImago Journal's institutional rankings).
WHY? When we consider the world’s biggest challenges, we look to the experts.But when journalists, policymakers and corporations say “experts say…” we’re only hearing from a few.
The poll's key findings, unveiled in collaboration with Axios, shed light on critical issues in the AI landscape:
KEY FINDINGS INCLUDE:
A plurality (37%) supported having a federal agency regulate AI, compared with a global organization or treaty (22%), Congress (16%), the White House (4%) or the private sector (3%).
Experts are split on how to regulate AI. Between options like “liability frameworks” and “human-in-the-loop” requirements, no regulatory strategy garnered more than 16% of expert support.
[more at https://www.generationlab.org/expertsai]
This Axios-Generation Lab-Syracuse University AI Experts Poll was conducted July 14-Aug. 6, 2023, with an online survey distributed by email. The survey is based on responses interviews with n=213 professors of computer science and engineering, from 65 of the top 100 computer science programs in America, (as defined by the SCImago Journal's institutional rankings).
The computer science professors are faculty at the following institutions:
Binghamton University
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Columbia University in the City of New York
Duke University
George Mason University
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Harvard University
Indiana University-Bloomington
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Northwestern University
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Oregon State University
Princeton University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Stanford University
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A & M University-College Station
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The University of Texas at Austin
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Davis
University of California-Irvine
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego
University of California-San Francisco
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Utah
University of Virginia-Main Campus
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Utah State University
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Washington State University
Wayne State University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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