the survey sample was more urban, educated, and with higher income than the national averages, except in Argentina, where the sample was representative of its general adult population
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen..? Robots will look like, think like and speak like humans".
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Latin America: opinion on likelihood of human-like robots 2021, by country
According to a survey conducted by on predictions for global issues, ** percent of Brazilian respondents felt it was likely that in 2021 robots would look, think and talk like humans. Meanwhile, in Mexico, ** percent of respondents said they believed it was likely that the world would see that year robots with human-like features.
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Ipsos. (December 16, 2020). Share of adults who think it is likely that robots will look, think, and talk like humans in Latin America in 2021, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1196892/opinion-on-human-like-robots-latin-america/
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Ipsos. "Share of Adults Who Think It Is Likely That Robots Will Look, Think, and Talk like Humans in Latin America in 2021, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Dec 2020, /statistics/1196892/opinion-on-human-like-robots-latin-america/
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