Artificial intelligence risks GM-style public backlash, experts warn
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#36PAJ)
Researchers say social, ethical and political concerns are mounting and greater oversight is urgently needed
The emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI) risks provoking a public backlash as it increasingly falls into private hands, threatens people's jobs, and operates without effective oversight or regulatory control, leading experts in the technology warn.
At the start of a new Guardian series on AI, experts in the field highlight the huge potential for the technology, which is already speeding up scientific and medical research, making cities run more smoothly, and making businesses more efficient.
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