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Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 25 February 2026

Debate

AI: Labour Market Changes

Contribution

I thank my noble friend the Minister for his reply and welcome the industrial strategy, as well as the launch of the AI and the Future of Work Unit. My concern is that we do not appear to have tested a scenario in which AI-driven displacement materially outpaces job creation. With estimates of net employment losses of around 8%, and AI capability in some domains doubling roughly every eight months, might it now be prudent to stress-test our underlying assumptions to ensure that they remain robust?

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