Up to 8 million UK jobs at risk from AI and the government's AI Action Plan barely mentions it

I spent the last few weeks researching where AI and robotics are actually heading. The global picture is fascinating but the UK-specific situation is concerning.

The IPPR estimates up to 8 million UK jobs are at risk. PwC says 30% of existing UK jobs could face automation by the early 2030s. The University of Birmingham says the government's AI Action Plan sidesteps the threat of job displacement entirely. RUSI warned there is no plan to reskill displaced workers.

Meanwhile China has a national robotics strategy and shipped 85% of the world's humanoid robots last year. The US has framed AI as a national security priority. The EU passed the AI Act.

The UK is still debating copyright law for AI training data and recently backed away from even having a preferred option.

I wrote a full research piece covering the chain reaction from AI to robots to deflation to UBI, with a specific section on why UK policy is dangerously behind: https://www.growthmode.agency/research/the-inevitable-destination

The technology moves on a 5-15 year timeline. Policy moves on a 20-30 year timeline. That gap is where the pain lives.

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