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Visualizing Global Attitudes Towards AI
Comparing Public Sentiment Towards AI, by Country
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest growing and most disruptive technologies in the world today. Because it has the potential to drastically impact society, it’s important to measure how people are feeling towards it.
This infographic visualizes survey data from market research firm, Ipsos, to see how attitudes towards AI varies by country. By including each country’s GDP per capita, we can see that wealthier populations are more skeptical about products and services that use the technology.
Data and Methodology
This data is based on a 28-country survey of 19,504 adults aged 18 to 74. Polling took place between November and December 2021, and the results were published in January 2022.
This survey took place before the recent explosion in popularity of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Midjourney, but forms the foundation for how people view this rapidly improving technology.
The table below lists the percentage of respondents who agreed with the following statement:
“Products and services using artificial intelligence have more benefits than drawbacks”
Country | % Agreeing With Statement | GDP per capita |
---|---|---|
China | 78% | $12,556 |
Saudi Arabia | 76% | $23,186 |
India | 71% | $2,257 |
Peru | 70% | $6,622 |
Malaysia | 65% | $11,109 |
Mexico | 65% | $10,046 |
Colombia | 64% | $6,104 |
Chile | 63% | $16,265 |
South Korea | 62% | $34,998 |
Türkiye | 60% | $9,661 |
Brazil | 57% | $7,507 |
South Africa | 57% | $7,055 |
Argentina | 55% | $10,636 |
Russia | 53% | $12,195 |
Spain | 53% | $30,104 |
Italy | 50% | $35,658 |
Hungary | 49% | $18,728 |
Poland | 48% | $18,000 |
Japan | 42% | $39,313 |
Sweden | 40% | $61,029 |
Belgium | 38% | $51,247 |
UK | 38% | $46,510 |
Australia | 37% | $60,443 |
Germany | 37% | $51,203 |
United States | 35% | $70,249 |
Netherlands | 33% | $57,768 |
Canada | 32% | $51,988 |
France | 31% | $43,659 |
GDP per capita as of 2021. Source: World Bank
Ipsos notes that their samples from developing economies like China and India were “more urban, more educated, and more affluent than the general population”. Thus, the results for these countries likely reflect the more tech-savvy segments of their population.
Further Survey Results
Respondents were asked additional questions about AI, which we’ve included in the tables below. Let’s start with this statement:
“Products and services using artificial intelligence make my life easier”
Country | % Agreeing With Statement | GDP per capita |
---|---|---|
China | 87% | $12,556 |
Saudi Arabia | 80% | $23,186 |
Peru | 74% | $6,622 |
South Korea | 74% | $34,998 |
Mexico | 73% | $10,046 |
India | 72% | $2,257 |
Colombia | 71% | $6,104 |
Malaysia | 71% | $11,109 |
Türkiye | 71% | $9,661 |
Chile | 70% | $16,265 |
South Africa | 67% | $7,055 |
Brazil | 65% | $7,507 |
Russia | 64% | $12,195 |
Argentina | 59% | $10,636 |
Spain | 59% | $30,104 |
Poland | 58% | $18,000 |
Italy | 54% | $35,658 |
Japan | 52% | $39,313 |
Hungary | 50% | $18,728 |
Belgium | 49% | $51,247 |
Netherlands | 47% | $57,768 |
Australia | 46% | $60,443 |
Sweden | 46% | $61,029 |
Germany | 45% | $51,203 |
UK | 45% | $46,510 |
Canada | 44% | $51,988 |
United States | 41% | $70,249 |
France | 39% | $43,659 |
As expected, we see a similar trend as in the previous question’s results. It seems that developing countries are embracing AI to greater lengths.
Next, we’ll look at a more forward-looking statement:
“Products and services using AI will profoundly change my daily life in the next 3-5 years”.
Country | % Agreeing With Statement | GDP per capita |
---|---|---|
China | 80% | $12,556 |
Saudi Arabia | 80% | $23,186 |
South Korea | 76% | $34,998 |
India | 74% | $2,257 |
Türkiye | 73% | $9,661 |
South Africa | 72% | $7,055 |
Malaysia | 71% | $11,109 |
Peru | 71% | $6,622 |
Chile | 67% | $16,265 |
Colombia | 65% | $6,104 |
Mexico | 65% | $10,046 |
Brazil | 61% | $7,507 |
Argentina | 60% | $10,636 |
Russia | 60% | $12,195 |
Poland | 56% | $18,000 |
Spain | 56% | $30,104 |
Hungary | 55% | $18,728 |
Italy | 53% | $35,658 |
Japan | 53% | $39,313 |
Netherlands | 53% | $57,768 |
Belgium | 52% | $51,247 |
Australia | 50% | $60,443 |
Sweden | 50% | $61,029 |
UK | 46% | $46,510 |
United States | 46% | $70,249 |
France | 45% | $43,659 |
Canada | 44% | $51,988 |
Germany | 44% | $51,203 |
Once again, populations from wealthier countries are at the lower end of the results. This could be due to societal factors (differing attitudes towards technology), economic structure, or some combination of both.
To elaborate on economic structure, let’s look at the world’s two biggest economies, the U.S. and China. The following table shows the distribution of each country’s workforce across the three major sectors.
Economic Sector | U.S. | China |
---|---|---|
Agriculture | 1% | 25% |
Industry | 20% | 28% |
Services | 79% | 47% |
As of 2019. Source: Statista
Developing economies such as China have a larger proportion of agricultural and industrial employment, while advanced economies like the U.S. are typically more services oriented. Structural differences such as these could have an impact on how a population views AI.
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Which Companies Make Up the “Magnificent Seven” Stocks?
FAANG is dead… meet the ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks that now make up over 25% of the S&P 500.

Which Companies Make Up the “Magnificent Seven” Stocks?
In 2013 CNBC analyst Jim Cramer popularized “FANG,” comprised of Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, Netflix, and Google (now Alphabet), as a shorthand for the best performing technology stocks on the market. Apple, added in 2017, made it FAANG.
However, over the last year a new moniker given by Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett highlights the most valuable and popularly-owned companies on the American stock market: the “Magnificent Seven” stocks.
We visualize the Magnificent Seven’s market capitalization and 5-year stock performance as of November 2023 using data from Google Finance and CompaniesMarketCap.
The Magnificent Seven Stocks by Market Cap and 5-Year Return
The Magnificent Seven stocks are megacap companies focused and capitalizing on tech growth trends including AI, cloud computing, and cutting-edge hardware and software.
Four of the five FAANG stocks retain their place amongst the Magnificent Seven, with newcomers Nvidia, Tesla, and Microsoft joining the group. Following a poor 2022 performance and having more difficulty capitalizing on tech trends, Netflix is the sole FAANG company not included.
Here’s a look at the companies ranked by their market capitalization on November 6, 2023, alongside their 5-year stock performance:
Rank | Company | Market Cap | 5 Year Performance |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Apple | $2.8 trillion | +250% |
2 | Microsoft | $2.6 trillion | +224% |
3 | Alphabet | $1.6 trillion | +141% |
4 | Amazon | $1.4 trillion | +63% |
5 | Nvidia | $1.1 trillion | +783% |
6 | Meta | $811 billion | +118% |
7 | Tesla | $690 billion | +829% |
The Magnificent Seven make up more than one-quarter of the S&P 500 and more than half of the Nasdaq 100.
Meanwhile, five of the seven are part of the rare trillion dollar club, with Nvidia being the most recent entry.
A common theme among the Magnificent Seven is their ability to collect vast amounts of customer data, create cutting-edge hardware and software, as well as harness the power of AI.
However, if Netflix gets back on track—recently announcing its new ad-supported membership tier has 15 million subscribers—we could soon see a “Magnificent Eight.”
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