Automation could wipe out third of jobs by 2030's

The rise of robots could lead to'unprecedented' change and wipe out over a third of jobs in some areas by the 2030's a new report warns. A'heat map' of Britain shows the areas most at risk of automation, with workers in the ex industrial heartlands of the North and Midlands most likely to lose their jobs. The upheaval tossed up by'supercharged' technological change over the next 15 years could make the industrial revolution pale in comparison, the study says. The report, The impact of AI in UK constituencies, by think-tank Future Advocacy, slams the government for failing to prepare for the rapid change looming. Researchers said the results are'startling' and told ministers to urgently look at new education and training to help the country adapt to the challenge. It shows that the UK's former industrial heartlands of the Midlands and the north are most at risk from the march of the machines Meanwhile, a YouGov poll carried out for the report found that just seven per cent of Brits are worried about losing their jobs to automation.