根据哈佛大学研究人员针对5,400多名美国人进行的调查显示，男性在面对人工智慧议题时普遍表现出更高的乐观情绪与自信心，但这种自信有时会演变成过度自信。调查发现，超过一半的男性受访者声称认识包括虚构人物在内的AI高层，展现出男性更倾向于假装熟悉AI相关人事的倾向，而女性则相对较常坦承不确定。

研究进一步指出，男性使用AI的频率高于女性，且在回答事实性问题时答对率略高，但男女双方的答错率其实相当。两者的差异主要在于女性更常主动承认「不确定」答案。此外，这种对确定性的偏好也反映在媒体报导中，AI相关新闻标题提及男性的次数是女性的14倍以上，且被引用的专业领域专家有高达四分之三为男性，远高于产业中实际的女性从业比例。

尽管大众普遍对AI抱持担忧情绪，但女性在恐惧与焦虑感上明显高于男性，而男性在好奇与兴奋等正面情绪的评分则全面领先女性。研究专家指出，当前关于AI的公共讨论过度充斥著对极端走向的盲目确信，反而压制了理性质疑的声音。面对AI未来的诸多未知，社会应鼓励更多人勇于承认「不确定」，以促进更客观多元的探讨。

According to a survey of over 5,400 Americans conducted by Harvard researchers, men generally exhibit greater optimism and confidence regarding artificial intelligence compared to women, though this confidence sometimes tilts into overconfidence. The study revealed that over half of male respondents claimed to recognize fictitious AI executives, highlighting a tendency among men to profess familiarity with the subject, whereas women were more willing to admit uncertainty.

The research further indicated that men use AI more frequently and score slightly higher on factual questions, yet both genders answer incorrectly at comparable rates. The primary disparity lies in women more frequently stating they are 'not sure' of an answer. This tilt toward certainty is also mirrored in the media, where men appear in AI headlines over 14 times more often than women, and three-quarters of quoted subject experts are male, far exceeding the actual proportion of female professionals in the field.

Although both genders share concern as their predominant emotional response to AI, women report significantly higher levels of fear and worry, whereas men rate positive emotions like curiosity and enthusiasm noticeably higher. Experts observe that public discourse on AI is often polarized by unyielding certainty in either catastrophe or boundless abundance, which drowns out nuanced voices. Given the myriad unknowns surrounding AI, fostering an environment where individuals can openly acknowledge uncertainty is essential.