
AI will have a ‘seismic impact’ and could take over 70% of tasks in computer-based jobs, say experts
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Experts at the Institute for Public Policy Research warn that AI is likely to have a “seismic impact” on the economy and society, particularly in roles reliant on computer-based tasks. The think tank’s analysis of 22,000 common tasks performed by workers found that up to 70 per cent of those in computer-based roles could be significantly altered or even eliminated by AI. And last year, a previous IPPR report warned that as many as eight million UK jobs could be at risk of being lost to AI in the “worst-case scenario”. “The promise of AI to tackle some of humanity’s biggest problems is tantalising – we all have a stake in directing and achieving it.” Elsewhere in its latest study, the IPPR said wider society was already being changed by AI – with approximately 930,000 people in the UK said to have an AI digital companion on app Character.AI, adding many users had “relationships” with these chatbots.
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