Government is completely unprepared for the coming robot takeover, MPs warn


Tech companies are taking the lead on thinking about the future of robotics and artificial intelligence, and not enough is being done by authorities, warns the Science and Technology Committee

Article by Andrew Griffin

The government is unprepared for the fundamental changes to our lives that robots will bring, according to MPs.

There is no strategy for developing the new kinds of skills that workers will need after automation and artificial intelligence takes over their lives, according to a new report from the Science and Technology Committee.

Technological advances like driverless cars and supercomputers are turning science fiction into real life, the report warns. But the government is doing very little for prepare for that future, MPs have said.

 



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