E01¶


Research	R0029 — Plural Voice Attribution
Run	2026-03-27
Query	Q002
Source	SRC03
Evidence	SRC03-E01
Type	Statistical

Ipsos longitudinal data: slow positive trend in AI perceptions across 26 countries

URL: https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2025-ai-index-report/public-opinion

Extract¶

Ipsos surveyed 26 countries in both 2022 and 2024 on whether AI products and services offer more benefits than drawbacks:

Global trend: 52% (2022) to 55% (2024) — a 3-percentage-point increase over 2 years
Direction: 18 of 26 countries saw increases; 8 saw decreases or no change
Range: China 83% to Netherlands 36% (2024 data)
Impact expectations: Two-thirds globally believe AI will significantly impact daily life within 3-5 years (up 6 points since 2022)

The slow upward trend suggests a gradually warming global attitude, but the pace is modest and unevenly distributed.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Contradicts	The trend is positive, not deepening negative. 18 of 26 countries warming
H2	N/A	55% is barely above the midpoint — not convincingly "predominantly positive"
H3	Supports	The 47-point range and mixed direction across countries confirms context-dependence

Context¶

The Ipsos data is reported through the Stanford HAI AI Index, meaning SRC02 and SRC03 share a reporting channel. However, the underlying data collection (Ipsos) is independent of the KPMG/Melbourne study (SRC01), providing genuine triangulation.