Article 2GX9E Millions of UK workers at risk of being replaced by robots, study says

Millions of UK workers at risk of being replaced by robots, study says

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Larry Elliott Economics editor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#2GX9E)

Workers in wholesale and retail sectors at highest risk from breakthroughs in robotics and artificial intelligence, PwC report finds

More than 10 million UK workers are at high risk of being replaced by robots within 15 years as the automation of routine tasks gathers pace in a new machine age.

A report by the consultancy firm PwC found that 30% of jobs in Britain were potentially under threat from breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI). In some sectors half the jobs could go.

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