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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Workers in UK need to embrace AI or risk being left behind, minister says

Peter Kyle outside No10
Peter Kyle met with tech company bosses this week to discuss a drive to train 7.5 million UK workers in AI by 2030. Photograph: Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Workers in the UK should turn their trepidation over AI into “exhilaration” by giving it a try or they risk being left behind by those who have, the technology secretary has said.

Peter Kyle called on employees and businesses to “act now” on getting to grips with the tech, with the generational gap in usage needing only two and a half hours of training to bridge.

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