Half of UK adults worry that AI will take or alter their job, poll finds

The TUC calls for a new approach to technology and greater input from workers on how it is deployed

Half of adults in the UK are concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence on their job, according to a poll, as union leaders call for a “step change” in the country’s approach to new technologies.

Job losses or changes to terms and conditions were the biggest worries for the 51% of 2,600 adults surveyed for the Trades Union Congress who said they were concerned about the technology.