The UK must “fast forward” on AI regulation and ensure everyone benefits from the latest technological advancements, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.
Speaking at London Tech Week, Starmer said there is “huge potential” and “incredible opportunities” with AI, but there are also risks around misinformation and threats to some jobs.
Starmer said he is “not attracted to universal basic income” – a model in which every citizen is paid guaranteed income by the government that some see as a solution to AI’s disruptive impact on jobs.
“The advantage here would be for AI to take some of the jobs that AI would be able to do, and for us to make sure that we can train and retrain and reskill the workforce into other areas,” Starmer said. “That’s where I would put my energy.”...