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The House of Lords met to debate the regulation of AI technologies on Tuesday 30th July, in light of commitments made in the recent King's Speech.
Lord Jim Knight - co-chair of the APPG on the Future of Work, of which IFOW acts as secretariat and strategic research partner - tabled a question for this debate on the government's plans for AI regulation.
IFOW was pleased to brief Lord Hannett - who had been on the Future of Work Review that gave rise to IFOW - about the specific impacts of AI on work, and he spoke in a follow-up question to ask about this, as recorded by Hansard:
My area of concern is work. Can the Minister expand further on the use of regulation and the timeline, if possible? Does she have concerns about the potential loss of employment, despite the many opportunities?
IFOW had previously supported tabled amendments, with cross-party support, supporting the inclusion of workplace-specific algorithmic impact assessments within what had been the DPDI Bill. The Briefing Note we sent to Lord Hannett outlining these, and the particular risks that AI presents to work, can be found here. We are please that the new government's commitment to responsible regulation of AI - and manifesto commitments to centring good work - reflect those highlighted by IFOW in the run-up to the election.
