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Evening Standard
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Politics
Sophie Wingate

MYSTERIOUS: Starmer s ai push at risk from public scepticism think tank warns | Mind Blowing Facts

The Government must prioritise public engagement with AI, a think tank said (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

Nearly twice as many people see artificial intelligence (AI) as a risk to the economy rather than an opportunity — a scepticism that could undermine Sir Keir Starmer’s bid to make AI central to the Government’s growth strategy, Sir Tony Blair’s think tank has warned.

Polling from the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) and Ipsos found that 39% of Britons see AI as a threat and 20% as an opportunity.

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