The mayor of London has announced £18m to help young Londoners into work and training, as part of plans to prepare the capital for artificial intelligence. In June, London employers warned that firms across the capital are struggling to find the skills they need as artificial intelligence reshapes the job market. Advertisement AdvertisementThe taskforce, chaired by Baroness Martha Lane-Fox, concluded that London should shape the AI change rather than wait for disruption. AI can increasingly carry out routine, administrative and text-heavy tasks, changing what jobs involve and the skills employers want. The plan was submitted to the mayor's AI and Jobs Taskforce, whose recommendations Sir Sadiq Khan has now accepted.