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Rex Harrison as Dr Dolittle, 1967. Getty // 20 Century Fox
Q1. Happy New Year! May 2024 be a great year for you and the people you care about.
A technology journalist predicts that in 2024 humans will begin to be able to talk to animals. He believes that at least one of the several studies in which AI is being used to analyze animal noises such as whale clicks, dolphin calls, and bird songs, will yield results such that we will learn an animal language, and we can converse with them.
Do you see humans being able to talk to whales, dolphins, or birds within the next 10 years?
A technology journalist predicts that in 2024 humans will begin to be able to talk to animals. He believes that at least one of the several studies in which AI is being used to analyze animal noises such as whale clicks, dolphin calls, and bird songs, will yield results such that we will learn an animal language, and we can converse with them.
Do you see humans being able to talk to whales, dolphins, or birds within the next 10 years?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes
37%
31%
40%
27%
36%
45%
37%
33%
37%
41%
No
44%
52%
38%
54%
46%
36%
53%
46%
41%
40%
Don't know
16%
12%
20%
14%
16%
18%
7%
17%
19%
17%
Don't care
3%
5%
1%
5%
2%
1%
3%
3%
3%
3%
Q2. A technology journalist predicts that in 2024 many Americans will have "intimate AI chatbot companions."
Do you see yourself having a chatbot companion that you enjoy spending time with as much as you do a good friend or romantic partner within the next 10 years?
Do you see yourself having a chatbot companion that you enjoy spending time with as much as you do a good friend or romantic partner within the next 10 years?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes
7%
7%
8%
4%
10%
9%
12%
5%
8%
6%
No
87%
87%
88%
91%
85%
85%
82%
91%
87%
89%
Don't know
5%
5%
5%
4%
4%
6%
6%
4%
5%
4%
Don't care
0%
1%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
Q3. A technology journalist predicts that in 2024 there will be AI news anchors "on many TVs that are not in homes."
Do you think that within the next 10 years a meaningful number of TVs in airport terminals, doctors waiting rooms, or hotels will carry channels with AI news anchors?
Do you think that within the next 10 years a meaningful number of TVs in airport terminals, doctors waiting rooms, or hotels will carry channels with AI news anchors?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes
50%
52%
50%
52%
53%
48%
38%
51%
56%
51%
No
28%
27%
28%
25%
25%
30%
45%
28%
21%
23%
Don't know
17%
13%
19%
13%
18%
19%
11%
16%
19%
19%
Don't care
5%
8%
3%
9%
4%
2%
6%
4%
4%
7%
In 2014, 49% said it was possible to fall in love with an inanimate object as the Joaquin Phoenix character fell in love with an operating system in the movie "Her." 34% said it was not possible.
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