AI boom may not have positive outcome: UK competition watchdog

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) alerts about risks associated with the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

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Sarah Cardell, CMA chief executive, emphasizes that AI's benefits to daily life and business productivity should not lead to blind optimism about a positive future.

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