Starmer is banking on AI. But has he thought of the jobs it might steal?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 18 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Keir Starmer wants Britain to “mainline artificial intelligence into its veins” and says A.I. will transform the our lives for the better. But as job automation races ahead, is anyone listening to the voices of working people? Has Labour been captured by the A.I. lobby? Mary Towers leads the TUC’s work on A.I. She tells Andrew Harrison what we need to do to make this Fourth Industrial Revolution work for everyone – not just Big Tech and corporate cost-cutters. • Support us on Patreon for early episodes and more • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. Written and presented by Group Editor Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Tom Taylor. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:52.5	Hello and welcome to the bunker, I'm Andrew Harrison.
0:55.6	On today's edition, Will AI Take My Job?
0:59.3	It's one of the most Googled questions and an increasing worry as big tech and governments pile in to artificial intelligence.
1:06.0	Last year, the Institute for Public Policy Research warned that some 8 million British jobs, mostly entry-level,
1:12.9	part-time or administrative positions, could be taken by AI technologies. According to its report,
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