'My job is going': U.K. workers squeezed out by AI

'My job is going': U.K. workers squeezed out by AI In the U.K., the IMF estimated in 2024 that more than two-thirds of British workers perform tasks that AI could potentially carry out. London - When a client asked her a year ago to design a glossary to train an artificial intelligence system, translator Jessica Spengler realized she was going to train her own replacement. "That was the day I really thought ... my job is going," said the 52-year-old, who translates into English for German educational and historical organizations. In the U.K., where services account for around 80% of the economy, AI has become flexible, fast and inexpensive competition for many white-collar workers, with the impacts beginning to emerge. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.