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What if the average UK tech worker could reclaim almost an entire workday each week without extra hours simply by harnessing AI tools like ChatGPT and robotic process automation more effectively? In this episode, I sit down with Oliver Latham from Pearson’s Enterprise Learning and Skills division, to unpack research revealing how intelligent automation frees tech professionals from repetitive tasks and opens space for creative strategic collaboration. Instead of fuelling fears of mass job losses, the data reveals a more optimistic human‑centred view of how AI will reshape roles, reshuffling responsibilities rather than replacing people. Oliver and I discuss which tasks are most ripe for automation, for example code refactoring to backup procedures, and how that shift could alleviate the UK’s tech skills shortage by letting workers focus on high impact projects. We weigh potential challenges too and note that organisations will need to rethink job design, invest in upskilling power skills such as communication