Ireland's Enterprise Minister warns of AI-driven job losses
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 15:44 · Archive
Ireland's Enterprise Minister says artificial intelligence has caused a 'very significant' number of redundancies and staff churn in recent months.
Ireland's Enterprise Minister Peter Burke has said artificial intelligence has caused a 'very significant' number of redundancies and 'churn' in recent months. He made the comments ahead of a major AI summit at the RDS on Wednesday, which the Government is billing as 'one of the most significant gatherings of AI leaders and policymakers held in Europe this year'.
The event is part of Ireland's presidency of the Council of the European Union. High-level executives from major multinational tech firms will attend, including Microsoft president Brad Smith, Google DeepMind chief scientist Sir Demis Hassabis, OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar, and Stripe vice chair Eileen O'Mara. Companies including Amazon, Anthropic, AMD, Intel and Nvidia will also be represented.
Burke said the Government has offered record levels of training support and has trained about 33,000 people as part of its 40,000 training target to 2030, describing the scheme as 'ahead of schedule'. He added that a Cabinet subcommittee on AI would examine 'particularly vulnerable sectors' that need specific training support.
How it is being reported
- AI linked to ‘churn’ and redundancies in recent months, minister saysHigh-level executives from major multinational tech firms will attend the AI Summit at the RDS on Wednesday.Independent Tech · 13 Oct, 15:18
- AI linked to ‘churn’ and redundancies in recent months, minister saysHigh-level executives from major multinational tech firms will attend the AI Summit at the RDS on Wednesday.Evening Standard · 13 Oct, 15:18
In this story: Peter Burke · Brad Smith · Demis Hassabis · Sarah Friar · Eileen O'Mara · Microsoft · Google DeepMind · OpenAI
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