Oxford research asks if the public is owed an AI 'happiness dividend' for funding the boom
SandraWachter5 · x · 2026-10-30
New Oxford Internet Institute research argues the public — which funds the AI boom through subsidies, tax breaks, and resources — may be owed a "happiness dividend." Prof. Sandra Wachter contends GDP and corporate profit shouldn't be the only measures of AI's success: companies should demonstrate their products actually improve lives.
The same podcast covers GetMine, a personal AI health assistant that keeps encrypted health data on the user's own computer, with UK users able to import NHS records via Patients Know Best.
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