Artificial Intelligence And Extremism Threats To Social Cohesion

Key points

• Naseem Shah expresses concern over the rise of extremism and unregulated AI advances, citing the Khan review which found that eighty-five percent of the public acknowledge freedom-restricting harassment and sixty percent perceive it as worsening.
• Shah highlights self-censorship due to online abuse and intimidation, which he says is leading to a suppression of free speech.
• Shah calls on the Government to recognise their role in social cohesion and to condemn divisive rhetoric from top figures.

Key requests to Government

Shah calls on the Government to recognise their role in breaking down social cohesion and to act as part of a solution rather than contributing to the problem. He demands that they lead by example and condemn divisive rhetoric from top figures.