Imperial’s Nick Jennings says AI will ’augment rather than replace jobs’

Imperial's Vice Provost Nick Jennings has told the government that he believes AI can 'augment rather than replace jobs'. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee have published a report today on automation and the future of work. Professor Jennings, who is also Imperial's Professor of Artificial Intelligence, gave evidence to the Committee earlier this year alongside other academic experts in AI and robotics. Professor Jennings said he also believes that the UK could lead the world in robotics and automation. I think we will see AI and automation mostly in terms of changing and augmenting jobs, rather than replacing them entirely with entirely new ones. Professor Nick Jennings Vice Provost and Professor of AI The report found that the UK 'lags behind its G7 competitors in its adoption of robots and has allowed other countries to steal a march in leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution and seizing upon the opportunities for economic growth and jobs'. The report urges the Government to come forward with a UK Robot and AI Strategy by the end of 2020.