As many as eight million jobs in the UK could be lost to artificial intelligence in a "worst case scenario", according to a report.Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said the UK was facing a "sliding doors" moment around its implementation of generative AI, and called on the Government to ensure that a fair industrial strategy was in place.The report identified two key stages of generative AI adoption: the first wave, which is already under way, and a second wave in whic

As many as eight million jobs in the UK could be lost to artificial intelligence in a "worst case scenario", according to a report.Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said the UK was facing a "sliding doors" moment around its implementation of generative AI, and called on the Government to ensure that a fair industrial strategy was in place.The report identified two key stages of generative AI adoption: the first wave, which is already under way, and a second wave in which companies will more deeply integrate AI tech into their processes - a stage at which it suggests as many as 59% of tasks done by workers could be vulnerable to being replaced by AI automation if no intervention occurs.