Robots, AI may replace 30% of UK workers: report

More than 10 million workers in the UK are at high risk of losing their jobs to robots and artificial intelligence (AI) systems over the next 15 years, according to a new report released today. However, new AI-related technologies will also boost productivity and generate additional jobs elsewhere in the economy, the report found. The study by accountancy firm PwC estimates that the UK has a lower proportion of existing jobs at potential high risk of automation than the US (38 percent) and Germany (35 percent), but more than Japan (21 percent). The analysis found that the likely impact of automation varies significantly across industry sectors. The highest proportion of jobs facing potential high risks of automation among the larger sectors include transportation and storage (56 percent), manufacturing (46 percent) and wholesale and retail trade (44 percent).