Oral Answers to Questions

Justin Madders Excerpts

Wednesday 17th April 2024 Commons Chamber

[Chris Elmore (Ogmore) (Lab)]

2. What steps the Government is taking to regulate AI.

[Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)]

4. What steps the Government is taking to regulate AI.

[Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab)]

6. What steps the Government is taking to regulate AI.

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[Justin Madders]

Tomorrow the TUC will officially launch its Bill on AI regulation and employment rights, which recognises that transparency, observability and explainability are all key elements of a fair and just workplace. What will the Government do to ensure that AI does not lead to a weakening of workers’ rights?

[Michelle Donelan]

We want to garnish the opportunities of AI for the British public, which include the comple- mentary aspect that it can pose for jobs, especially in teaching and medicine, by taking away some of the admin and bureaucracy. We are also very realistic that technology always changes labour market needs. In 1940, 60% of the jobs we now have did not exist. That is why we have undergone a revolution in our skills system, including the launch of the lifelong learning entitlement next year.