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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Cillian Sherlock

Government does not ‘envisage’ public sector job displacement because of AI

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Niamh Smyth and Taoiseach Micheál Martin (Cillian Sherlock/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government is not “envisaging” public sector job displacement because of artificial intelligence (AI), the Taoiseach has said.

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers staged a nationwide strike on Wednesday as part of a dispute with Government over pay.

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