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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

More than a quarter of Britons say they fear losing jobs to AI in next five years

An empty office building at night
Increased use of AI and automation in businesses is increasingly replacing ‘low-complexity, transactional roles’, the survey showed. Photograph: Patrick Batchelder/Alamy

More than a quarter (27%) of UK workers are worried their jobs could disappear in the next five years as a result of AI, according to a survey of thousands of employees.

Two-thirds (66%) of UK employers reported having invested in AI in the past 12 months, according to the international recruitment company Randstad’s annual review of the world of work, while more than half (56%) of workers said more companies were encouraging the use of AI tools in the workplace.

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