Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 45436

Artificial Intelligence: Employment

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing financial penalties on companies that replace more than 10% of their workforce with AI.

Answer

Feryal Clark
We are working to harness the benefits that AI can bring – such as productivity gains, rising living standards, and improved worker wellbeing; while mitigating the risks. Government is planning for a range of plausible outcomes and closely monitoring the ...
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