In China, AI generally is used for positive things, better healthcare, better management. It is viewed as part of modernization, and is something useful for society as a whole.In a developing nation, AI is a force multiplier. One can use it to better design a city, route traffic, figure out what roads need improving, and make the best use of limited resources.However, in the US, AI is viewed in a negative light, because it is commonly used to disrupt communications, spew fake news or propaganda, be used as a tool for committing crimes or scams, and is used as an excuse to take jobs. In the US, AI is viewed as doing little to help, but a lot to make peoples' life worse, be it having to deal with more bots, more criminals with more convincing scams, more jobs lost. AI has also been viewed in the US media as a negative thing... just look at all the movies and series about AI that has gone malicious (Terminator, MCP, etc.) This is why AI has so much pushback. It isn't the peoples' fault... it is how AI is used against them., A new UN survey shows trust in AI is sky-high in China and other developing nations, yet low across the U.S. and much of Europe. by far the highest share in the study, , A United Nations study found a sharp global divide on attitudes toward artificial intelligence, with trust strongest in low-income countries and skepticism high in wealthier ones..