Mayor warns: London risks mass job loss from AI

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London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday joined the chorus of warnings on the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, saying that the UK capital risks “an era of mass unemployment”.

The Labour mayor’s comments are to be included in a London speech late Thursday outlining the opportunities and risks posed by AI.

With the UK capital home to a large number of finance, professional services and creative jobs, London is “at the sharpest edge of change”, Khan was to say, according to excerpts of the speech sent to the media.

Khan will point also point to “huge potential benefits” of the technology if used responsibly, as he unveils a review into its impact on the capital’s jobs market alongside free AI training for millions of Londoners. Punch