Will Labour’s AI revolution make your life better or worse?

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A report by the government’s AI adviser Matt Clifford says public sector workers, for example, could save time and boost productivity by using AI assistants to complete “repetitive tasks better and faster”, freeing up to 20 per cent of an employee’s time. Other pilots have Sir Keir offered another workplace example: “For a doctor that spends less time on the notes, that doctor can spend more time on the patients.”.or it could take your job instead The government says the new AI drive will create 13,250 jobs in collaboration with private tech firms helping to deliver the plans. open image in gallery Keir Starmer on a visit to Google’s new AI Campus in Somers Town, northwest London, in November Pressed on the possibility of job losses by reporters, Sir Keir said: “The question isn’t the loss of jobs, it’s the changing jobs.” The union Unite said workers need proper protections and must have a say in how AI is rolled out in the UK. Mr Clifford’s report says AI has successfully been used by police forces across the country to detect threats and anomalies, as well as “clean up” social media.