Press pause on the use of artificial intelligence in public services | Letter

AI’s impact on social cohesion and sustainability must be addressed, writes Dr Melanie Smallman

In focusing on a possible existential risk from artificial intelligence in his speech last week (Report, 26 October), Rishi Sunak missed the most troubling effects of AI and digital technologies that people are experiencing today: their tendency to adversely affect some communities more than others, to drive economic inequality and to use vast amounts of energy. We have already seen the use of AI …

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