Third of university students in Great Britain think AI job losses will cause social unrest, poll finds

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Third of university students in Great Britain think AI job losses will cause social unrest, poll finds, Tracker of attitudes towards artificial intelligence also finds almost half of the public would prefer to avoid it One in three university students think AI will wipe out jobs so rapidly it will trigger civil unrest, according to a survey by King’s College London (KCL). Students are among the heaviest users of AI, the poll found, with 77% using it at least a few times a month – compared with 46% of workers – and 27% using it daily or almost daily. Continue reading…

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