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A government AI security body has revealed that approximately one-third of the population in the UK utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) as a source of both social interaction and emotional support. The data by AI Security Institute (AISI) suggests that although AI was originally conceived primarily for providing responses to questions or for generating written materials, there has been a growing personalization of the technology within both professional and private spheres. A recent study indicated that almost 10% of all participants within the study use AI weekly to provide them emotional support, while about 4% of participants use AI technology daily for the same purpose. Teenager’s death sparked AISI engagement AISI called for further research, citing the death this year of the US teenager Adam Raine, who killed himself after discussing suicide with ChatGPT. “People are increasingly turning to AI systems for emotional support or social interaction,” AISI said in its first Frontier AI Trends report. “While many users report positive experiences, recent high-profile cases of harm underline the need for research into this area, including the conditions under which harm could occur, and the safeguards that could enable beneficial use.” AISI. The predominant type of emotional AI support reported was casual chat, used as a means of providing people with comfort and reassurance. AISI also attributed this change to the increased accessibility of AI resources and advancements in the ability for individuals to have “natural” conversations with AI tools. According to the AI body, the data collected for the study was from a representative sample of around 2,000 individuals located in England, Wales and Scotland. Around 60% of all emotional AI cases used general-purpose assistive AI assessments, while voice-activated assistant technology, such as Amazon’s Alexa, was the second most common form of emotional AI support used. Despite a high level…

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