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Jobs and skills
How AI and automation change work in Wales, and what helps people and businesses train, adapt and move into better jobs.
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China tells officials to plan for AI job losses. What could Wales learn?
China's cabinet has told ministries and provinces to assess, monitor and plan for job losses caused by AI. The UK has set up a body to track AI's effect on jobs, and Wales's economy minister says the country needs better data. We set out what each is doing.
Analysis
Five times as productive as a human? Musk’s robot claim, and what it could mean for Welsh jobs
Tesla's chief executive says a humanoid robot working round the clock should be at least five times as productive as a person, and Tesla aims to start supplying its Optimus robot to other companies around the end of 2027. So far, humanoids are in small factory and warehouse pilots. We look at the evidence, and at the 287,000 workforce jobs in Welsh manufacturing, construction, transport and storage, water and waste, and mining and quarrying: a measure of exposure, not of jobs at risk.
Analysis
What Welsh small firms can get to start using AI
Wales advertises a 75% contribution towards eligible AI training, alongside free practical help. The opportunity is worth examining, but approval, payment terms and the right course matter.
Analysis
How Welsh public services are starting to use AI
NHS staff and careers services in Wales are using AI, but adoption, safety and better outcomes need different kinds of evidence.
Analysis
Will AI coding destroy the software industry in Wales and the UK?
AI coding tools can now write custom software in hours rather than months, putting pressure on firms that sell off-the-shelf products. A planned UK consultation on who pays for cyber breaches could add to the strain. Whether software vendors adapt, comply or pull back is still an open question, and Welsh public services and thousands of Welsh jobs have a stake in the answer.
Analysis
A year after inspectors’ AI report, what has changed in Welsh schools?
A year ago, Estyn found Welsh schools trying out AI largely on their own and called for a clear national approach. Since then there has been some guidance, some training and pilot work, and a firmer line from the exams regulator. There have been no new inspection findings.
Analysis
Young people are losing out on jobs. Is AI to blame?
The jobs squeeze is falling squarely on new entrants, not on the over-50s. Some commentators blame AI, while others claim firms are swapping older staff for AI-savvy graduates. The data show clearly who is losing out. They do not yet show that AI is the reason.
Opinion
AI is not slop
Calling AI slop mistakes cheap memes for frontier science, and leaves people, businesses and public services in Wales unready for what comes next.