Deutsche Bank puts the UK top for AI labour disruption
A 30-country analysis names Britain as the major economy most exposed to AI, citing a large share of affected roles and heavy reliance on services exports.
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AI productivity gains rest on 133,000 fewer people working
LSE economists find UK productivity growth of 1.6% since late 2024, but the tax records behind it show employment falling where official figures show a rise.
ILO puts 6.1% of young workers' jobs in AI's most exposed roles
Global youth unemployment reached 12.4% last year, and the UN labour agency now estimates 6.1% of jobs held by 15-to-29-year-olds sit in the roles most exposed to AI.
UK AI adoption hits 35% without the expected job losses
ONS data shows just under 7% of medium-sized adopters cut headcount, while US research finds employment in highly AI-exposed occupations has stayed stable.
AI job losses to stay limited this year, Bridgewater says
Hedge fund Bridgewater says constrained computing capacity and patchy adoption will keep AI-driven job displacement low in the near term.
Altman walks back AI 'jobs apocalypse' warning, says white-collar displacement under-delivered
OpenAI CEO told a Sydney audience he was 'pretty wrong' on AI's social and economic impact and now sees human interaction as a meaningful barrier to job replacement.
UK financial services hiring times double on AI skills shortage
Average time to fill an AI role in UK financial services has nearly doubled to nine months, with firms paying a 49% salary premium for candidates, AWS data shows.
Older professionals turn to AI data training as bridge jobs
Skilled workers over 50 are turning to AI data annotation after struggling to find work in their fields, taking steep pay cuts to train the systems replacing them.
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'.
AI Job Loss Fears May Be Overstated, Analysis Suggests
Despite headlines about mass unemployment, labour market data shows limited AI impact so far, with technology historically creating more jobs than it destroys.
Why AI Has Not Led to Mass Unemployment
Despite fears about job losses, unemployment rates in the UK, EU and US remain at historic lows. Here's why AI creates new work even as it automates existing roles.
If AI Is Taking Junior Lawyers' Jobs, Why Does Their Pay Keep Rising?
FT investigation reveals law firm salaries climbing despite AI adoption, as automation frees juniors for higher-value work rather than eliminating roles.
AI Tools Undermining Hiring Meritocracy Through Commitment Signal Collapse
Research reveals AI-generated applications and job postings destroying signalling mechanisms in recruitment, making hiring less meritocratic whilst increasing time waste for all parties.
Reed Boss on AI Challenge in Hiring: 'People Like Dealing with People'
James Reed discusses AI's impact on recruitment, warning of job losses whilst developing AI agents for candidate matching, as UK vacancies fall for 39th consecutive quarter.