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  • More than a quarter of Britons say they fear losing jobs to AI in next five years

    Survey reveals ‘mismatched AI expectations’ between views of employers and staff over impact on careers AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds More than a quarter (27%) of UK workers are worried their jobs could disappear in the next five years as a result of AI, according to a survey of…

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  • Sacked TikTok workers in UK launch legal action over ‘union busting’

    Moderators accuse social media firm of unfair dismissal after it fired hundreds in UK just before vote to form union TikTok moderators have accused the social media company of “oppressive and intimidating” union busting after it fired hundreds of workers in the UK, beginning the process just before they were due to vote on forming…

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  • Personal details of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online

    Sensitive information relates to more than 100 individuals and their referees Personal details submitted by applicants for a job at Tate art galleries have been leaked online, exposing their addresses, salaries and the phone numbers of their referees, the Guardian has learned. The records, running to hundreds of pages, appeared on a website unrelated to…

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  • Gen Z faces ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says

    British Standards Institution study across seven countries found quarter of bosses believe entry-level tasks could be automated to reduce costs Young people entering the workforce are facing a “job-pocalypse”, as business leaders invest in artificial intelligence (AI) rather than new hires, according to a study of global business leaders. Bosses are prioritising automation through AI…

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  • UK workers wary of AI despite Starmer’s push to increase uptake, survey finds

    Exclusive: A third of those polled do not tell bosses about use of tools and half think AI threatens the social structure It is the work shortcut that dare not speak its name. A third of people do not tell their bosses about their use of AI tools amid fears their ability will be questioned…

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  • OpenAI says latest ChatGPT upgrade is big step forward but still can’t do humans’ jobs

    Though GPT-5 model has better coding and writing abilities it is not yet able to ‘continuously learn’ OpenAI has claimed to have taken a “significant step” towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) with the launch of its latest upgrade to ChatGPT, but has admitted there are still “many things” missing in its quest to create a…

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