Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready

The government wants the majority of attenders at the boot camp to gain an apprenticeship. Photograph: Susannah Ireland/The Guardian

Young people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the workplace.

The government’s latest attempt to address the crisis in Neets – young people not in work or education – involves turning to a technology that many view as a potential threat to employment.