According to the survey, trust in AI is far higher in China than in the West

According to an Edelman survey, 87 percent of people in China trust AI, compared to just 32 percent in the United States.

A survey found that the Chinese public has far more trust in artificial intelligence than their counterparts in the United States and other Western countries.

In China, 87 percent of people said they trust AI, compared with 67 percent in Brazil, 32 percent in the United States, 36 percent in the United Kingdom and 39 percent in Germany, the Edelman poll released Tuesday showed.

More than seven in 10 Chinese respondents said they expected AI to play a role in solving a range of societal problems, including climate change, mental illness, poverty and polarization.

Only a third of Americans said they expected AI to reduce poverty and polarization, although half predicted a positive impact on climate-related challenges.

While 54 percent of Chinese said they…