According to a new report, 70 percent of tasks in computer-based jobs could be impacted by AI.
Researchers from the think tank Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said AI will automate tasks across all computer-based industries, including marketing, project management, and admin roles.
The study analysed 22,000 common tasks to identify what types of jobs will be most impacted by AI, and found that a majority of tasks in jobs that use a laptop or computer will be grossly impacted or replaced.
As a result, the think tank urged the UK government to prioritise not only AI implementation but also the ‘implications of powerful AI’.
Last month, the UK government unveiled plans to invest in AI infrastructure with an ‘AI Action Plan’ to boost growth and efficiency across the UK, and place the country as an AI leader.
The government said this investment in AI could lead to the creation of 13,250 jobs, despite much of the discourse around AI focusing on job losses.
The advent of ‘AI agents’ – AI models that can work autonomously – has heightened already present concerns on AI-related job losses.
OpenAI recently announced its own agentic AI tool, Deep Research, that can craft detailed, fully-cited reports.
The Paris AI Action Summit takes place next week, where global leaders will meet with business executives, academics and experts to outline international solutions in the approach to AI development.
Carsten Jung, head of AI at the IPPR, said the Paris Summit next week should consider how AI policies can add value to the public.
He said: “AI capabilities are advancing at breath-taking speed. The launch of ‘AI agents’ shows AI is different from past technologies. It is not merely a tool – it is an actor.
“AI technology could have a seismic impact on the economy and society: it will transform jobs, destroy old ones, create new ones, trigger the development of new products and services and allow us to do things we could not do before. But given its immense potential for change, it is important to steer it towards helping us solve big societal problems.”
