AI will transform the “human profession” and improve skills, says science minister

Advances in AI and robotics will transform human jobs, from roles in warehouses and factories, Britain’s science minister said, as the government announced plans to cut red tape for robotics and defense technology companies.

Patrick Vallance said technological advances were creating a “whole new area” for robots to work. “What’s really changing now is the combination of AI and robotics. It opens up a whole new area, particularly in areas like humanoid robotics. And that will increase productivity, it will transform human work,” he told the Guardian.

Lord Vallance was speaking as a government arm helping to introduce new technologies in the UK announced robots and defense as new sectors receiving its support.

He said factories and warehouses, already at the forefront of robot use, will see further changes with the new generation of humanoid robots.

“Activities that require movement in warehouses and factories, or similar…”