Artificial Intelligence: Unemployment
Commons · Question 102052 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
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
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 12 Jan 2026
We 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...