More Britons view AI as economic risk than opportunity, Tony Blair thinktank finds

Britons are concerned about AI's impact on the economy and jobs in particular. Britons are concerned about AI's impact on the economy and jobs in particular. TBI says poll data threatens Keir Starmer's ambition for UK to become artificial intelligence'superpower' The Tony Blair Institute warned that the poll findings threatened Keir Starmer's ambition for the UK to become an AI "superpower" and urged the government to convince the public of the technology's benefits. TBI commissioned a survey that found 38% of Britons see AI as an economic risk while 20% see it as an opportunity. The poll of more than 3,700 adults also showed that lack of trust was the biggest barrier to adoption.