AI could affect jobs as much as the industrial revolution – Patrick Vallance

Sir Patrick told MPs that AI brings great opportunity but the Government needed to think about the wider impact on society.

Sir Patrick Vallance (PA) (PA Archive)

Artificial intelligence (AI) could have as big an impact on jobs as the industrial revolution, Sir Patrick Vallance has told MPs.

The former Government chief scientific adviser told the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee that the starting point for AI should be thinking about the benefits it can bring, such as in the field of medicine.

But he warned that the Government needs to be considering the wider impact of AI on society, including how people in some jobs may need to be retrained for other roles.