Rise of robots could cost 15 million UK jobs and will ‘break the social ladder’ as automation hits poorer workers hardest, report finds

Rise of robots could cost 15 million UK jobs and will 'break the social ladder' as automation hits poorer workers hardest, report finds

Robots and artificial intelligence will ‘break the social ladder’ and could cost up to 15 million jobs, new research has found.

A study found that the increasing automation of jobs will hit poorer workers hardest and will further set back social mobility unless urgent action is taken.

The research warns that automation could create a society in which an elite, high-skilled group dominates the higher echelon of society while a lower-skilled, low-income group is left with little opportunity to climb the social ladder.Scroll down for video Robots and artificial intelligence will ‘break the social ladder’ and could cost up to 15 […]

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