Employers Choose AI Over Gen Z

A new British Standards Institution report says managers are increasingly substituting AI for junior roles, reshaping early careers and raising concerns for the UK labour market.

The Study and Report

The analysis comes from the British Standards Institution’s new insight report, ‘Evolving Together: AI, Automation and Building the Skilled Workforce of the Future’. It surveyed more than 850 business leaders across eight countries, including the UK, and used AI tools to review 123 company annual reports to see how often themes such as automation, upskilling, and training appeared. The study set out to understand how employers are using AI, which roles are being affected, and what this means for workforce development and future talent pipelines.