Kate Coughlan
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Kate Coughlan is a leading scholar in the public perception of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on how societal attitudes shape AI development, deployment, and regulation. Her landmark 2019 paper, "Scary Robots," has garnered 181 citations and fundamentally reshaped the conversation around AI anxiety. In this widely influential work, Coughlan presents findings from a nationally representative UK survey, challenging the prevailing narrative that public fears are simply distorted or extreme. Instead, she provides a nuanced, data-driven analysis of how legitimate concerns coexist with genuine optimism, revealing a far more complex and rational public than often portrayed. Her research is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the real-world social dynamics behind AI policy and design. By grounding the debate in empirical evidence, Coughlan has become a pivotal voice in ensuring that the future of AI is built on an accurate understanding of human perception, not on sensationalism or assumption.
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- 1"Scary Robots"181 citations · 2019