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Artificial Intelligence: Redundancy

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 23 January 2025UIN 24401

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that the use of AI does not lead to large scale job losses.

Answered by Feryal Clark

A technology as transformative as AI will inevitably have an impact on the UK labour market. The Get Britain Working White Paper sets out how we will address key labour market challenges and spread opportunity.

A key element of the AI Opportunities Action Plan, and our broader work on education, is focused on ensuring citizens have the right skills to adopt and take advantage of AI capabilities.

We are working across government to understand and address the challenges and opportunities that AI presents.

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