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Labour vows to make AI benefit UK workers, not replace them

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Labour's Technology Secretary, Liz Kendall, has stated that the party aims to ensure artificial intelligence benefits workers rather than displacing them. She highlighted the government's £187 million TechFirst AI training scheme, which will prioritize disadvantaged schools, and new skills camps for young people at risk of long-term unemployment. Kendall acknowledged that AI will change the job market but downplayed fears of mass job losses, emphasizing the creation and evolution of roles. AI

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Labour vows to make AI benefit UK workers, not replace them

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  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Heather Stewart Economics editor ·

    Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall

    <p>Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automation</p><p>Liz Kendall has insisted Labour will make artificial intelligence “work for workers”, and not abandon people whose jobs are swept away by its rapid advance.</p><p>With public fears mo…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Labour will make AI 'work for the workers', says Liz Kendall https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/05/labour-will-make-ai-work-for-workers-liz-kendall

    Labour will make AI 'work for the workers', says Liz Kendall https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/05/labour-will-make-ai-work-for-workers-liz-kendall # AI # Politics # Technology

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