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To think AI means the gov have got to make it easier to retrain

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Hoppity80 · 25/10/2026 19:31

There must be tonnes of great people out there whose jobs are at risk of AI, who would be brilliant teachers, social workers..name other in demand role.
Right now you have to fork out thousands of pounds to retrain, which when cost of living is at an all time high and your job is under threat, is impossible.
AIBU to say that the government is going to need to look at this and make it easier for people to pivot if a role is of use to society and in demand?

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Sminty2 · 25/10/2026 19:54

I think that as AI is replacing people, and retraining costs money.

So, for each person replaced by AI, the company enrols an equivalent number of AI (I know they are not physically real) on their payroll and pays the government a reduced but agreed NI and Tax contribution for ever.

That ensures that companies are slower to lay off human beings and that funds are available for retraining/support (benefits) etc.

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