The Deputy Prime Minister said AI had enormous potential to speed up productivity and perform boring aspects of jobs, but also posed a significant threat to democracies. Speaking in an interview with The Times, Mr Dowden said: “This is a total revolution that is coming. Mr Dowden said this streamlining of work would allow for faster future decision-making by governments. You can use AI to speed it up.”While he acknowledged the growth of AI would lead to a significant restructuring of the economy, Mr Dowden likened the change to the invention of the automobile. Mr Dowden said: “You can shortcut hacking by AI.

Source: The Times August 11, 2023 23:38 UTC