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Junior roles at risk of being replaced by AI, survey reveals

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The use of AI assistants such as ChatGPT by UK employees is growing. Photo: Cheng Xin/Getty Images

UK public and private-sector organizations are adopting AI into their workflows, with experts saying the tech is now a necessary part of operations.

One-quarter of the UK’s large private organizations could replace junior roles such as clerical support, junior managers, and low-level administrators with AI over the next year, a new survey has revealed.

According to the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD), three-quarters of employers in the UK are already using

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