A Tony Blair Institute report projects AI could displace 1-3 million UK private sector jobs over two decades, with annual displacement peaking at 60,000-275,000. AI may boost GDP by 1% in five years, rising to 6% by 2035. Administrative, secretarial, sales, customer service, banking, and finance jobs face the highest risk. The impact will likely focus on cognitive tasks. These projections depend on AI development, investment, and government policies.
OpenAI accidentally released an improved ChatGPT model (o1) for a few hours. It showed better accuracy, problem-solving, coding, visual analysis, and image description capabilities compared to ChatGPT-4o. The o1 model uses slower, more thorough reasoning to improve task breakdown and contextual understanding. While no official release date is set, it may be available soon, possibly before year-end.
