UP TO eight million jobs are at risk if government fails to put in place an industrial strategy for artificial intelligence (AI), a report warned today.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that as more employers integrate AI technology into their work processes, up to 59 per cent of tasks would be hit without government intervention, leaving the low-skilled most exposed.

Back office, entry level and part-time jobs are at the highest risk of being disrupted in a so-called first wave, with women and young people the most likely to be affected as a result, the think tank said.