`Don`t Fear Robots, Embrace An Android`: Tom Watson Says New Machines Can Liberate Workers
(World News UK)

Britons should `embrace an android` and welcome the rise of robots in the workplace, deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has declared. Unveiling the final report of his party´s Future of Work Commission, Watson hailed a key finding that the increasing use of hi-tech machines could create as many jobs as it destroys. The Shadow Digital Secretary, who convened and co-chaired the commission, said that letting robots take over heavy lifting and routine tasks would liberate workers into taking on more fulfilling roles - if Government invested in skills. But he also called for a new independent body to monitor the ethics of artificial intelligence and technology. Labour would also look at plans to...