NEARLY one in five workers are worried about AI making errors and 15 per cent are concerned about a lack of regulation, a new poll reveals.

The survey of more than 1,000 workers by the conciliation service Acas also found 26 per cent were worried that artificial intelligence will lead to job losses.

Acas interim chief executive Dan Ellis said: “There can be concerns from staff when new technologies are introduced at work and it’s clear from our study that their biggest worry is that AI will result in job losses.“

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: “Workers are understandably concerned about job losses from AI and automation, but unmanaged disruption is not inevitable or acceptable.

“It’s vital that workers and unions are put front and centre when it comes to the use of AI at work.

“That means full consultation and transparency — and workers benefiting from the digital dividend that AI can bring.

“No-one understands better than the workers themselves how AI could enhance their work.

“AI can bring huge gains to the world of work if it is developed and rolled out in partnership with working people.”

A GMB survey of 1,250 support staff has found that AI is used in almost one in five schools, yet staff are being given no training.

Around one in six respondents said pupils were using AI, yet more than four in five have not received training on digital and technology standards.

Staff voiced concerns about the impact of AI such as cheating, plagiarism, lazy thinking, loss of human touch and too much screen time.