Artificial intelligence will be net UK jobs creator, finds report
by Julia Kollewe from Technology | The Guardian on (#3V0DA)
AI and robotics forecast to generate 7.2m jobs, more than will be lost due to automation
Artificial intelligence is set to create more than 7m new UK jobs in healthcare, science and education by 2037, more than making up for the jobs lost in manufacturing and other sectors through automation, according to a report.
A report from PricewaterhouseCoopers argued that AI would create slightly more jobs (7.2m) than it displaced (7m) by boosting economic growth. The firm estimated about 20% of jobs would be automated over the next 20 years and no sector would be unaffected.
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