Source: Brian Meechan, BBC, 1/4/21


Technological advances made during the pandemic are an "opportunity as well as a threat" to workers, an expert says. The use of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) has grown by 30% since March 2020, according to industry body Technology Connected. A report found this could harm the work prospects of lower paid staff, women, young people and minority groups. But Cardiff University professor Phillip Brown said technology must be used to help shape a better future.

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