Tag: AI and jobs
10 articles tagged AI and jobs
Retraining evidence is thinner than the policy relies on
A meta-analysis of 56 randomised trials finds job training programmes roughly break even and shift employment by two to three points — modest against AI displacement.
UK workers and bosses split on AI: KCL study finds one in five fear civil unrest
A KCL/Policy Institute study finds 70% of Britons worried about AI's economic impact and 20% expecting civil unrest, as employers stay sharply more optimistic.
HMRC's AI push is creating VAT specialist jobs, not eliminating them
VAT investigations into large UK businesses jumped 31% to 11,894 as HMRC's AI sharpens legal-interpretation challenges — driving demand for human advisers.
Tech Layoffs Hit 165,000 as AI 'Experiment' Reshapes Work
Microsoft, Amazon, Block and Oracle have cut tens of thousands of jobs in the last year, blaming AI — but researchers say much of it may be 'AI-washing'.
