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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 25 February 2026

Debate

AI: Labour Market Changes

Contribution

My Lords, my noble friend’s response to this last question was important and welcome. But can I refer him to the remarks of Dex Hunter-Torricke, the former Google executive, from a few days ago? He talked about the devastating impact that AI is now having on young people in terms of recruitment and said: “The displacement has already begun. Entry-level roles in law, consulting, and software engineering are contracting. Graduates face a labor market narrowing faster than new roles are opening. Workers in middle-income jobs are training their AI replacements right now”. I urge the Government to think carefully about what impact this is now having on young people in this country and what we are going to do about it, and what we are going to do with employers. This is urgent.

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