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It’s well known that humans tend to fear the unknown, and are more comfortable with things or situations we understand and are familiar with. This phenomenon was reinforced when <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/zpryme" target="_blank">Zpryme</a> and Asha Labs surveyed over 1000 consumers to understand customer sentiment on <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/artificial" target="_blank">Artificial</a> Intelligence (AI). We asked consumers between the ages of 18–65 whether they knew about Artificial Intelligence (<em>the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence)</em> and what impact they believe AI will have on their lives or on society. 20% of the respondents did not know what AI is. Amongst the 80% who did know, there was an even split between those who believe AI will have a positive impact and those who believe it will have a negative impact on society. It gets interesting when we assess how respondents believe AI will impact individuals personally. Surprisingly, the majority of those familiar with AI do not think AI will impact them.