Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, will warn that AI risks destroying huge numbers of jobs in the capital and “usher in a new era of mass unemployment” unless ministers take proactive measures.
London will be “at the sharpest edge of change”, given the number of white-collar jobs and the city’s dependence on finance, professional services and creative industries, Khan will say in a speech on Thursday evening.
The mayor will argue that “we have a moral, social and economic duty to act”, because, without intervention, old roles will disappear faster than new ones are created. Entry-level jobs will be the first to go, robbing young people of their vital first step on the career ladder, he will warn.
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