{"id":42050,"date":"2023-10-20T15:18:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/uk-company-offering-jobs-to-any-employee-who-admits-a-robot-could-replace-them-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:18:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:18:22","slug":"uk-company-offering-jobs-to-any-employee-who-admits-a-robot-could-replace-them-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/uk-company-offering-jobs-to-any-employee-who-admits-a-robot-could-replace-them-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"UK company offering jobs to any employee who admits a robot could replace them – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Admitting your job could be made redundant by robots is not typically something employees would be rushing to do, but UK insurance company Aviva is encouraging it.<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail<\/em> reports the multinational company will offer training and jobs in different sections of the company for any employee who admits their job could be done better by some smart silicon.<\/p>\n

Read more: Why this Sydney real estate company spent $20,000 on a robot receptionist<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The question will be reportedly asked of the company\u2019s 16,000 employees, with call centres staff and credit rating assessors suggested to be the most likely to make the switch.<\/p>\n

Robots and artificial intelligence technology taking jobs have been top of mind for employers and employees alike, and many are speculating the time of reckoning will be soon at hand.<\/p>\n

Futurist and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Martin Ford told SmartCompany<\/em> last October there would be a \u201cbig disruption coming\u201d for any worker sitting in front of a computer. And it\u2019s not just limited to manufacturing and finance sectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery industry will be impacted in some respect; we\u2019re already seeing it happen with self-driving cars and fast food,\u201d Ford said at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about specific sectors, it\u2019s about the nature of the work you\u2019re doing. If you\u2019re doing something predicable or routine, doing something encapsulated in the data, you\u2019re at risk of being replaced.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone else could do your job from watching you do it there is potential for disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n

But although some business owners might see benefits in automating more job tasks, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes a discussion needs to be had about the implications for taxation.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t just give up that income tax, because that\u2019s part of how you\u2019ve been funding that level of human workers,\u201d Gates told Quartz<\/em> in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many ways to take that extra productivity and generate more taxes. Exactly how you\u2019d do it, measure it, you know, it\u2019s interesting for people to start talking about now.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article was originally published on SmartCompany. <\/em><\/p>\n

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