> Most research on attitudes toward automation and trade measure respondents’ self-interest solely using their employment status rather than their status as consumers
And this study goes on to ask about scenarios affecting both. More interesting to me is when the status as a consumer suffers from prevailing reassurance about markets. For example, ask Texans whether the price of electricity is a problem. Residential users are the least-instrumented participants in that market. And as the market reaches into the utility, most consumers are not enthusiastic unless you point out the potential for (marginal) savings because the market introduces new opportunities. I suppose I don’t expect average survey respondents to see AI any more clearly than economics.
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[ 5.5 ms ] story [ 11.5 ms ] threadAnd this study goes on to ask about scenarios affecting both. More interesting to me is when the status as a consumer suffers from prevailing reassurance about markets. For example, ask Texans whether the price of electricity is a problem. Residential users are the least-instrumented participants in that market. And as the market reaches into the utility, most consumers are not enthusiastic unless you point out the potential for (marginal) savings because the market introduces new opportunities. I suppose I don’t expect average survey respondents to see AI any more clearly than economics.