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Kathleen Martin
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A majority of Scots believe that there needs to be more transparency from social media platforms about their use of artificial intelligence, according to a YouGov poll that reveals widespread mistrust of the technology.
As controversy grows over the use of smart machines that monitor online activity and bombard users with targeted adverts, the survey found that more than a third of respondents (37 per cent) do not trust how AI is being used and developed — and mistrust was particularly high among women. More than three quarters (77 per cent) said there needed to be transparency in how AI was used to make decisions.
AI is already part of everyday life, from Siri and Alexa to healthcare robots and driverless cars with a ten-year plan recently announced by the UK government to make Britain “a global AI superpower”.
The technology has potential to improve lives and help to tackle the climate crisis but it is not without risks.
The House of Lords communications and digital committee has been warned that without sufficient regulation, artificial intelligence could follow the path of social media platforms which are largely unregulated. In March, Scotland’s AI Strategy was launched to help ensure the technology is used as a force for good.
Continue reading: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/most-internet-users-scotland-want-greater-transparency-artificial-intelligence-t2pzht2vl
As controversy grows over the use of smart machines that monitor online activity and bombard users with targeted adverts, the survey found that more than a third of respondents (37 per cent) do not trust how AI is being used and developed — and mistrust was particularly high among women. More than three quarters (77 per cent) said there needed to be transparency in how AI was used to make decisions.
AI is already part of everyday life, from Siri and Alexa to healthcare robots and driverless cars with a ten-year plan recently announced by the UK government to make Britain “a global AI superpower”.
The technology has potential to improve lives and help to tackle the climate crisis but it is not without risks.
The House of Lords communications and digital committee has been warned that without sufficient regulation, artificial intelligence could follow the path of social media platforms which are largely unregulated. In March, Scotland’s AI Strategy was launched to help ensure the technology is used as a force for good.
Continue reading: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/most-internet-users-scotland-want-greater-transparency-artificial-intelligence-t2pzht2vl
