The poll surveyed more than 42,000 people in 37 countries during the first half of this year.
Globally, a median of 46% of respondents said they expected AI to reduce employment. In Poland, the figure was 59%.
Only 2% of Poles think AI will create jobs. A quarter said they expect no change.
Concern is also rising over inequality. Thirty-eight percent of Poles said AI would widen the wealth gap, while just 2% expect it to narrow.
Anxiety about AI has grown sharply over the past year. The share of Poles who say they feel mainly worried about the technology rose from 37% to 45%. Enthusiasm dropped, with those describing themselves as optimistic falling from 15% to 10%.
The shift has been fastest among younger people. Among Poles aged 18 to 34, concern jumped from 24% to 37% in a year, even as 60% of that age group said they knew a lot about AI, compared with 25% of those over 50.
Rzeczpospolita noted that Poland's large IT, outsourcing and shared-services sector leaves it especially exposed to automation of office work. Survey data also showed that people who know more about AI tend to be less extremely worried about its growth.
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Source: PAP