Artificial Intelligence (‘AI'): Are Our Jobs At Risk, Or Will The Workplace Change For The Better?

It's been difficult to ignore the recent developments in AI, particularly with the introduction of ChatGPT and the unrestricted access which is now widely available. However, this has triggered widespread focus on the impact that AI may have on the modern workplace, with some studies suggesting that up to two thirds of jobs are exposed to AI to some extent. Indeed, Ian Hogarth, head of the Government's new AI taskforce, commented that it was "inevitable" that more jobs would become increasingly automated. Is this negative, suggesting our jobs will fundamentally change in the future, or should it be seen as a positive, given there are opportunities to be exploited?

AI has already been in the workplace for some time, and certain sectors have become quite familiar with the efficiencies it affords and the automation of certain processes and procedures. We have become used to the concept of technology automating more manual jobs, but with the focus now on 'generative