Department for Work and Pensions: AI Debate

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Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: AI

Lord Bird Excerpts
Tuesday 5th December 2023

(1 year ago)

Lords Chamber
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Viscount Younger of Leckie Portrait Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
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I will not be drawn into answering questions on that, but I can say that it is important that the scrutiny of the Bill is done in an effective way and, of course, this House is very good at doing that. As I have mentioned before, it is very important that there is trust in AI solutions; this must be a prevalent issue among all users of AI.

Lord Bird Portrait Lord Bird (CB)
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Will this AI enable people who are on social security to get a better deal and get off social security, so that we can tap into the skills and abilities of millions of people who are caught in the Bastille of poverty and social security?