Nearly half of young people fear jobs will be automated in 10 years – report

Polling also shows 16- to 25-year-olds in developed countries less confident in IT skills than those in emerging economies

Young people in the UK and other developed nations are much more concerned about the level of their technological skills than their counterparts in emerging economies, a report suggests.

The report also says that 40% of young people across all countries polled were concerned about their jobs being automated in the next decade. The proportion is highest in Britain, with 45% believing technology will imminently replace what they are doing.