Grace Shao

Chinese citizens are more optimistic about AI than Americans because AI is seen as a practical tool in China that disrupts a smaller share of its population (Grace Shao/Bloomberg)

A Bloomberg report by Grace Shao observes that Chinese citizens express higher optimism about AI than Americans, attributing this gap to differing societal experiences—specifically, AI’s perception in China as a practical, non-disruptive tool versus its association in the U.S. with labor displacement.