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Assessment of AI capabilities and the impact on the UK labour market

An initial, high-level assessment of existing evidence on how AI capabilities are developing and their potential impacts on the UK labour market.

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and AI Security Institute
Published
28 January 2026

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Assessment of AI capabilities and the impact on the UK labour market

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This document looks at how AI might affect jobs in the UK. It brings together evidence on how AI technology is developing, which workers might be most affected, and what early data shows about productivity and hiring. It also explains what we still need to find out.

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Published 28 January 2026

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