Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over ‘colossal’ impact of AI on London jobs

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Source: theguardian.com
Sadiq Khan to urge ministers to act over ‘colossal’ impact of AI on London jobs

In Mansion House speech, mayor will talk of opportunities technology offers but highlight mass unemployment risk

Sadiq Khan is to warn in a major speech that artificial intelligence could destroy swathes of jobs in London and “usher in a new era of mass unemployment” unless ministers act now.

In his annual Mansion House speech, the London mayor will say the capital is “at the sharpest edge of change” because of its reliance on white-collar workers in the finance and creative industries, and professional services such as law, accounting, consulting and marketing.

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