Beyond the hype: South African attitudes to AI and the future
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This report draws on a nationally representative survey module focused on public attitudes toward AI, fielded as part of the 2024/25 round of the annual, nationally representative South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) carried out by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) since 2003. The module was designed and led by the Global Center on AI Governance, under its African Observatory on Responsible AI project (supported by the International Development Research Centre of Canada and the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office of the United Kingdom), with the Human Sciences Research Council.
DOI: 10.14749/32359920
Author: Human Sciences Research Council
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Human Sciences Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W7162089865
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