Unemployment

Auto Added by WPeMatico

What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment I tried to imagine

The abundance that AI promises to deliver represents an enormous and radical opportunity – a chance to reconnect with the ancient project of how to liveFor a long time humanity has dreamed about a life free of toil, spent largely in leisure, learning and pleasure.Now that AI has arrived, what if it was the thing […]

What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment I tried to imagine Read More »

Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall

Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automationLiz Kendall has insisted Labour will make artificial intelligence “work for workers”, and not abandon people whose jobs are swept away by its rapid advance.With public fears mounting about the impact of AI on employment, particularly for young people, the technology secretary claimed

Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall Read More »

Careers guidance should be at the centre of Alan Milburn’s final Neet report | Letters

Dr Deirdre Hughes says the issue of chronic underinvestment in high-quality, impartial careers guidance across schools, colleges and communities needs to be addressedAlan Milburn’s interim review into young people not in education, employment or training lays bare what those of us working in careers support services have long observed: this is a system failure, not

Careers guidance should be at the centre of Alan Milburn’s final Neet report | Letters Read More »

‘Instagram truly is the new LinkedIn’: why gen Z is using social media to get hired

In this competitive market, gen Z has started to turn to untraditional ways to land a job – including dating appsSibusisiwe Khupe, 26, entered the job market once again in September after a wave of unexpected layoffs at London marketing agency Wieden+Kennedy.She knew landing her next full-time role was not going to be easy. Young

‘Instagram truly is the new LinkedIn’: why gen Z is using social media to get hired Read More »

AI is destroying jobs – and the energy crisis could make that much worse | Larry Elliott

Every wave of new tech has come with a doomsday scenario. But governments just aren’t planning a human response on the scale required The transition to a world of artificial intelligence has given a whole new meaning to the concept that capitalism can only renew itself through creative destruction. This is the idea that clapped-out

AI is destroying jobs – and the energy crisis could make that much worse | Larry Elliott Read More »

Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs

BRC survey finds finance bosses expect technology to improve productivity, with 69% pessimistic about the economyUK retailers are planning to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs and pessimism about the economy.Almost two-thirds (61%) of finance bosses at retail companies said they planned to reduce working hours or cut overtime, according to the

Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs Read More »

Artificial intelligence will cost jobs, admits Liz Kendall

UK technology secretary also announced plans to train up to 10 million Britons in AI skills to help workforce adapt Increasing deployment of artificial intelligence will cause job losses, the UK technology secretary has warned, saying: “I want to level with the public. Some jobs will go.”In a speech on government plans to handle the

Artificial intelligence will cost jobs, admits Liz Kendall Read More »

AI will transform the ‘human job’ and enhance skills, says science minister

Patrick Vallance says robots would take away ‘repetitive’ tasks, but Sadiq Khan warns AI will usher in ‘new era of mass unemployment’Advances in AI and robotics will transform human jobs, starting with roles in warehouses and factories, the UK science minister has said, as the government announced plans to reduce red tape for robot and

AI will transform the ‘human job’ and enhance skills, says science minister Read More »

Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over ‘colossal’ impact of AI on London jobs

In Mansion House speech, mayor will talk of opportunities technology offers but highlight mass unemployment riskSadiq Khan is to warn in a major speech that artificial intelligence (AI) could destroy swathes of jobs in London and “usher in a new era of mass unemployment” unless ministers act now.In his annual Mansion House speech, the London

Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over ‘colossal’ impact of AI on London jobs Read More »