"My Lords, perhaps I could highlight that the biggest challenge I see is not just initial funding. We welcome what the sovereign AI fund will do to provide compute and help commercialisation at a start-up moment for British AI companies, but the tragedy that we are seeing right now is …..." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I speak as a football fan with two small boys who I continually have to provide kits for, even though they are Spurs kits and this season has not been the best. The problem we have is the naked commercialisation of clubs when it comes to not just …..." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hobby, my noble friend Lord Blackwater, the noble Baroness, Lady Leaman, and the noble Lord, Lord Dixon, on their superb maiden speeches. May I now introduce them and the House to the next frontier? The next 18 months will, I believe, …..." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer. I welcome the support and the need for regulation of new challenger banks—and all banks—but, in my career of delivering public services with innovation, I have noticed the need to balance innovation with fairness. From personal experience, and more from what …..." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how online challenger banks assess and process new applications for accounts...." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I am a member of the Science and Technology Select Committee. We recently produced a report, Bleeding to Death, which I hope the Minister has seen, looking at the scale-up ecosystem of the UK and particularly the role of the British Business Bank. It concluded that we are …..." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government recently attended the India AI summit, with its focus on international collaboration. We know that AI works across geographies and that the impact on the labour force will be across geographies. What discussions were had around how the new Future of Work Unit and the institute …..." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I have always welcomed the approach the Government have taken to regulation in the AI space, particularly a proportionate approach, considering where we are in the development of AI businesses and technologies—in a global battle. With regard to artificial general intelligence—the singularity—it must be stated that most experts …..." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I also welcome the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Portsmouth and congratulate him on his maiden speech, and I thank the Minister, the whole Front-Bench team and the team at the Treasury. It is hard work delivering a Budget, and it is hard work for many out …..." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I note my register of interests, specifically as an adviser to SMEs in AI—VED 3, Automated Analytics and Scrumconnect—and as part of the AI APPG. Let me bring some good news to the House: the UK AI sector is booming. Nearly half of UK businesses’ resilience budgets are …..." Lord Ranger of Northwood - View Speech