Explore the findings

Overview

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies already interact with many aspects of people’s lives. Their rapid development has resulted in increased national attention on AI and surrounding policy.

In November 2022, we conducted a survey of over 4,000 adults in Britain, to understand how the public currently experiences AI.

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Broadly, our findings highlight the complex and nuanced views that people in Britain have about the many different uses of AI across public and personal life

We asked people about:

Their awareness of, experience with and attitudes towards different uses
What they believe are the key advantages and disadvantages
How they would like to see these technologies regulated and governed

Overview

We asked people about:

How to read the findings

If you’re a policymaker or regulator concerned with AI technologies

If you’re a developer or designer building AI-driven technologies, or an organisation or body using them or planning to incorporate them

If you’re a researcher, civil society organisation, public participation practitioner or member of the public interested in technology or society

Key findings