Students should be given more opportunities to participate in co-curricular and extracurricular activities – such as work placements, years abroad, clubs and societies – to limit the negative impacts of AI, according to a report by think tank Demos and the University of London.
The impact of generative AI on graduates’ working lives will be “profound” as jobs “may be retooled as much as destroyed”, the report says.
But it adds that AI’s potential removal of the “bottom rung of the career ladder” could free up graduates to focus on “soft skills” desired by employers.
It calls on universities to consider ways of maximising co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for all students so young people from all backgrounds are equipped for a workforce transformed by AI.
What British readers need to know ahead of COP28. Rebecca Speare-Cole explores this further.
In this month’s staff spotlight, we are pleased to introduce Kate Gardiner, Operations Manager at PA Mediapoint. Kate shares her career journey thus far, highlighting her experiences and achievements.
One of PA Media’s busiest teams is its Page Production team based at the group’s Yorkshire headquarters in Howden.
A team comprising a range of editorial skills that encompass design, sub-editing and page layout, the Page Production team are responsible for the assembling and final touches of content for the large majority of UK and Irish newspapers, as well as a number of magazines and curated content platforms – ensuring content is delivered to a quality standard whilst removing a large chunk of time, resource and expense for customers, enabling them to focus on other editorial projects.
At the helm of this team, is Chris Wiltshire, Head of Page Production for PA Media. We grabbed a few minutes with Chris to get him to provide more insight into his role and what his team does, as well as get his reflections on the year so far and what projects are in the pipeline for 2024.
The first AI Safety Summit has come to an end with Rishi Sunak hailing “landmark” agreements and progress on global collaboration around artificial intelligence.
But what did we learn during the two-day summit at Bletchley Park?
As the summit closed, the Prime Minister made a notable announcement around the safe testing and rollout of AI.
The UK’s new AI Safety Institute would be allowed to test new AI models developed by major firms in the sector before they are released.
The agreement, backed by a number of governments from around the world as well as major AI firms including OpenAI and Google DeepMind, will see external safety testing of new AI models against a range of potentially harmful capabilities, including critical national security and societal harms.