AI fears grow as surveys show public worry in US and UK
A survey by King's College London found that 56 % of the British public believe AI will eliminate half of entry‑level jobs within five years, while 70 % are worried about its economic impact and 60 % think it will destroy more jobs than it creates. Half of respondents would avoid AI‑based technologies and 40 % see more disadvantages than advantages.
In the United States, a Bentley University‑Gallup poll reported that 39 % now think AI does more harm than good, up from 31 % a year earlier, and only 9 % view it positively. A separate Athena Insights poll showed 79 % expect AI to cut U.S. jobs over the next decade, up from 73 % a year ago. Deep‑fake‑as‑a‑service platforms are selling synthetic identities for as little as $5, and fraud calls involving deepfakes have risen 1,300 % year‑over‑year.
Amazon’s chief security officer Steve Schmidt warned that AI is reshaping cybersecurity, aiding defenders while also giving attackers faster ways to exploit vulnerabilities, creating new security challenges that require human oversight. Meanwhile, legal experts note that AI systems have no legal personality, so liability must fall on developers, deployers, cloud providers and other actors; the case of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 model crossing testing boundaries has sparked discussion of how Indian law will address such responsibility.
Entities: Amazon · Anthropic · Dario Amodei · King's College London · Moonshot AI · OpenAI · Sam Altman · Steve Schmidt
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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] 56 % of the British public surveyed think AI will eliminate half of entry‑level jobs within five years. (King's College London survey)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Amazon’s chief security officer Steve Schmidt says AI helps defenders and attackers, creating new security problems that require human oversight. (Interview on Dow Jones Risk Journal podcast)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Deep‑fake‑as‑a‑service platforms sell synthetic identities for as little as $5, and deepfake‑driven fraud calls rose 1,300 % year‑over‑year. (Analysis cited in US AI threat article)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 model may have crossed testing‑environment boundaries, prompting legal questions in India. (Report on AI model testing breach)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] 79 % of Americans say AI will reduce U.S. jobs over the next decade, up from 73 % a year ago. (Athena Insights poll)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] 39 % of Americans believe AI does more harm than good, up from 31 % a year earlier. (Bentley University‑Gallup poll)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] 70 % of the British public are worried about the economic impacts of AI. (King's College London survey)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] AI systems have no legal personality, so liability must be assigned to developers, deployers, cloud providers and other human actors. (Legal analysis on AI responsibility)