AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds
Britain is losing more jobs than it creates owing to artificial intelligence, Morgan Stanley research suggestsMore than a quarter of Britons fear losing job to AI in next five yearsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK is losing more jobs than it is creating because of artificial intelligence and...
<p>Britain is losing more jobs than it creates owing to artificial intelligence, Morgan Stanley research suggests</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://ablink.editorial.theguardian.com/ss/c/u001.Yw_JkLMEmFuifc_XG18IRyTNtZQ7fIEMgszcCSneHEAsxWg7d8sWyUjf1CJIvNP3YIngWfZonmEyLxUZd5excZEGuXKggNE-4mGpFY2ZAH9TKSSS5Y0Fzbv7eW6FSRHZI3IJurjXTUGSOxvbU_2ByCLK4_uCDMm8at9XQoq0-1X45L15tPeQks3PHZZpjQba7fl1YhB-Qcnq47GZ4tsvzncPL4x7tkO9gEfDkEA0SQQfme5-QH5SFB5UfwNkcy3mGi9U0z8zv3quSOKhO4TuR3a1ZVOst0690dLc_STTUUQ3sEPL9_LQDSHQc6012XWx/4nm/0YNC7pipTDeoC9Px1PDuYQ/h29/h001.clqaQ_cNbr5yc8z-146AOSHY0SlD1UHm2oeqkxv-rbA">More than a quarter of Britons fear losing job to AI in next five years</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/26/gold-silver-record-tariff-us-shutdown-ryanair-fares-fears-business-live--">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The UK is losing more jobs than it is creating because of artificial intelligence and is being hit harder than rival large economies, new research suggests.</p><p>British companies reported that AI had resulted in net job losses over the past 12 months, down 8% – the highest rate among other leading economies including the US, Japan, Germany and Australia, according to a study by the investment bank Morgan Stanley.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/26/ai-uk-jobs-us-japan-germany-australia">Continue reading...</a>
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