UK Businesses Adopt AI To Automate Operations

The Guardian reports this week that the UK is losing more jobs than it creates because of AI, with British firms seeing an average 11.5% productivity increase; firms are automating rather than hiring. We profile Simon, a UK marketplace seller who used Claude and AI-written Python/PowerShell scripts to add ALT text to 5,000 images, block bad buyers, and integrate platforms; eBay and OpenAI are offering funded ChatGPT Enterprise training.