Researchers working at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) are much more optimistic than members of the public about the future of AI, reveals a survey of 4,260 scientists in the field: 54% think that the technology will bring more benefits than risks, compared with 13% of the UK public (see ‘Views on AI risks vary by country’).
But the researchers share the public’s concerns about the technology’s role in disinformation, data use and cybercrime. In the survey, 77% of researchers and 68% of the public said that AI makes misinformation a problem, and 65% of researchers and 71% of the public expressed issues with tech companies using people’s personal data without consent.
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