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The Taoiseach has said many professions could be affected, meaning people will need to upskill and retrain.

LEO VARADKAR HAS warned that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) pose a risk to people’s jobs.

When asked about how this could impact workers in Ireland, the Taoiseach said most jobs are “vulnerable to digitalisation or automatisation”, adding: “The important thing now is that we think ahead.“Almost anyone in employment at all levels could potentially lose their jobs as a result of AI, robotics or automation.“Even some jobs done by doctors – looking at slides could well be done by machines much […]

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