Artificial intelligence could add 10% to UK GDP, PwC says


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 28 Jun 2017

Birds fly past the Houses of Parliament, in central, London, Britain, June 24, 2017. Britain's parliament was hit by a cyber attack on Saturday in which hackers tried to access email accounts, politicians and officials said, just over a month after a ransomware attack crippled parts of the country's health service. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Stop worrying that robots will steal your job. Artificial intelligence is actually set to boost to the British economy, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 

The majority of the UK’s economic gains over the period to 2030 will come from increasing consumer demand thanks to AI driving a greater choice of products, increasing personalisation and making them more affordable over time, PwC research published June 28 shows. 

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