Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 102052
Artificial Intelligence: Unemployment
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the take-up of AI on unemployment.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanWe know that AI is transforming workplaces, demanding new skills and augmenting old ones, but its future scale remains uncertain. Government is planning against a range of plausible outcomes and monitoring data closely. Our goal is to ensure access to goo...
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