{"id":215995,"date":"2026-05-18T19:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/third-of-university-students-in-great-britain-think-ai-job-losses-will-cause-social-unrest-poll-finds-ai-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:05:17","slug":"third-of-university-students-in-great-britain-think-ai-job-losses-will-cause-social-unrest-poll-finds-ai-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/third-of-university-students-in-great-britain-think-ai-job-losses-will-cause-social-unrest-poll-finds-ai-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Third of university students in Great Britain think AI job losses will cause social unrest, poll finds | AI (artificial intelligence)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/may\/19\/third-university-students-think-ai-job-losses-cause-social-unrest-poll\">Third of university students in Great Britain think AI job losses will cause social unrest, poll finds | AI (artificial intelligence)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/may\/19\/third-university-students-think-ai-job-losses-cause-social-unrest-poll\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/may\/19\/third-university-students-think-ai-job-losses-cause-social-unrest-poll<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-18 19:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.theguardian.com\">www.theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One in Three University Students Fear AI Job Displacement:<\/strong> A survey by King\u2019s College London (KCL) found that 34% of university students think AI will rapidly wipe out jobs, causing civil unrest, a higher proportion than the 22% of the general public.<\/li>\n<li><strong>High AI Usage Among Students:<\/strong> 77% of students use AI at least a few times a month, with 27% reporting daily or near-daily use, compared to 46% of workers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pessimistic Outlook on AI\u2019s Economic Impact:<\/strong> More than half of university students believe AI job losses will be worse than in a normal recession.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mixed Feelings About AI&#8217;s Overall Impact:<\/strong> While university students are more negative about AI&#8217;s effects on jobs, they have more positive views on AI\u2019s benefits to humanity compared to the general public, particularly male students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI Encounter Issues:<\/strong> 90% of university students have encountered problems with AI, mainly factual errors and made-up sources, though many do not always check AI output.<\/li>\n<li><strong>University Preparation for AI-Shaped Job Market:<\/strong> While 60% of students believe universities can prepare them for 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