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UK public expresses strong support for AI regulation | Computer Weekly


Most of the UK public have experienced an AI-related harm and say they want laws introduced to regulate the technology, according to national survey by the Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing Institutes

The institutes also found that people’s exposure to AI harms is widespread, with two-thirds of the public reporting encounters with various negative impacts of the technology. “Capturing diverse perspectives may help to identify high-risk use cases, novel concerns or harms, and/or potential governance measures that are needed to garner public trust and support adoption,” it said. It added that although national governments and regional organisations will be crucial to controlling the use of AI, “the very nature of the technology itself – transboundary in structure and application – necessitates a global approach”.

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