January 2025 Polls | ControlAI
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Public opinion polling commissioned by AI safety advocacy group ControlAI; useful for understanding UK public sentiment on AI regulation and the political landscape for AI governance interventions in early 2025.
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ControlAI, in partnership with YouGov, surveyed 2,344 UK adults in January 2025 and found strong public support for AI regulation, including 73% favoring halting rapid superintelligence development and 87% supporting a safety regime for AI development. The poll demonstrates broad backing for specific interventions such as licensing regimes, mandatory testing by AISI, and prohibitions on certain AI capabilities. Results are used to advocate for targeted government regulation of advanced AI systems.
Key Points
- •73% of UK adults favor halting rapid superintelligence development; 74% support empowering AISI as a regulator.
- •87% support a safety regime for AI development; 82% back mandatory testing of advanced AI models by AISI.
- •Majorities support prohibiting AI that can break out of its environment (75%), recursively self-improve (63%), or become smarter-than-human (60%).
- •82% support legal frameworks holding companies accountable for AI-related harms.
- •Nationally representative sample of 2,344 UK adults, weighted and conducted by YouGov on 16-17 January 2025.
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January 2025 Polls | ControlAI 2025 Poll Results: Recent polling reveals strong public support for targeted AI regulation in the United Kingdom. Recent polling reveals strong public support for targeted AI regulation in the United Kingdom. Recent polling reveals strong public support for targeted AI regulation in the United Kingdom. Recent polling reveals strong public support for targeted AI regulation in the United Kingdom. Our latest poll in partnership with YouGov found that British citizens overwhelmingly favor halting the quick development of superintelligence (73%), particularly through empowering the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) as a regulator (74% supporting). Specific interventions championed by ControlAI that found widespread support include a licensing regime (71% supporting), a safety regime for AI development (87% supporting), and monitoring large compute clusters (76% supporting). Controls on AI systems advocated by ControlAI that also received significant support from the public including prohibiting AI that could: break out of their environment (75% supporting), recursively self-improve (63% supporting), and become smarter-than-human (60%). The findings demonstrate broad public backing for comprehensive safety measures, from mandatory testing of advanced AI models by the AISI (82% supporting) to legal frameworks holding companies accountable for AI-related harms (82% supporting). When comparing the current unregulated approach with a government-supervised framework designed to prevent potential dangers, respondents consistently and decisively preferred stronger oversight. This public mandate presents an opportunity for the government to implement surgical, targeted, regulations focused on the most capable AI systems, addressing growing concerns about AI safety and governance. All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2,344 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 16th - 17th January 2025. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 18+). Read Full Polling Results Get Updates Sign up to our newsletter if you'd like to stay updated on our work, how you can get involved, and to receive a weekly roundup of the latest AI news. "> Socials Blog Past Work Deepfakes Report Artificial Guarantees About Careers Contact Privacy Policy
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