London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday joined the chorus of warnings on the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, saying that the UK capital risks “an era of mass unemployment”. The Labour mayor’s comments are to be included in a London speech late Thursday outlining the opportunities and risks posed by AI. He will urge swift action to harness those benefits before the technology “becomes a weapon of mass destruction of jobs”. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office on Thursday said that “AI is going to reshape the world of work”. Analysts from US research firm Gartner have suggested that AI will create more jobs than it eliminates by 2027.

Source: Punch January 15, 2026 14:47 UTC