Study reveals big regional divides in views on AI risks
A new study of opinions on using AI in decision-making shows views on the risks and benefits vary greatly between regions and nations. Researchers from the Oxford Commission on AI and Good Governance revealed the findings after analyzing survey data from a sample of 154,195 respondents in 142 countries collected for the 2019 World Risk Poll. One question asked respondents whether “machines or robots that can think and make decisions, often known as artificial intelligence” will mostly help or harm people in their country in the next 20 years. Worries that it will be mostly harmful were highest in Latin America and the Caribbean (49% of…
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