Oxford researchers propose a 'happiness dividend' as the next AI KPI

Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute, led by Professor Sandra Wachter, argue EU policymakers should make happiness and wellbeing a third goal of AI policy alongside economic growth and risk mitigation. Companies benefiting from public support would have to predict and report how their technologies improve wellbeing. The paper was published in Royal Society Open Science.

• EU has allocated €20B for AI gigafactories and €700M via GenAI4EU and Horizon
• Happiness proposed as a third AI policy goal alongside growth and risk mitigation
• Firms on public support would have to report wellbeing benefits
• Authors flag risks to autonomy, skills and human connection