Chatbots could take over eight million jobs in the UK - and women will be worst affected, a leading think tank has warned. Analysis has found nearly two-thirds of tasks carried out by workers could be automated by AI, with admin and entry-level jobs most at risk. But the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) claims the'jobs apocalypse' is not inevitable if the Government acts fast to ensure humans are not replaced. With the right regulation and fiscal incentives, it has estimated AI could instead boost the UK economy by 306bn - and even increase salaries for some by over a third. The report is the first of its kind to look at the impact of generative AI - the technology that mimics the human brain in generating text, images, and videos from scratch - on the UK labour market.