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Comment by Maureen Costello

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Vice President, UK, Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa at Google Cloud.
AI upskilling initiatives are key to unlocking a productivity boost worth over £400 billion in growth by 2030. Since 2015, we’ve trained 1.2 million people across Britain, and we’re proud to continue this work to transform careers and communities in every corner of the country.
AI Verified (Jan 28, 2026)
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Maureen Costello quoted in GOV.UK press release "Free AI training for all, as government and industry programme expands to provide 10 million workers with key AI skills by 2030," published January 28, 2026.
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AI will create a permanent underclass
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AI Verified The quote foregrounds AI upskilling, productivity, and broader career benefits, which is directly relevant to whether AI will create a permanent underclass and makes an opposition stance more likely. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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AI Verified The quote is optimistic about AI upskilling, productivity gains, and transformed careers, so it strongly supports disagreement with the claim that AI will create a permanent underclass. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified GOV.UK press release of 2026-01-28 contains this exact Maureen Costello quote under her name; attribution and wording match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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