Damian Hinds on AI will create a permanent underclass

Damian Hinds

UK Conservative Member of Parliament for East Hampshire; former Secretary of State for Education.

In the future, it is true that there is a scenario in which there is mass unemployment. But it is also true that when there have been huge upheavals previously, labour markets have adapted, albeit over time, and sometimes it is that gap that makes the difference.

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Damian Hinds, UK House of Commons debate on AI's societal impact, July 8, 2026.

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AI will create a permanent underclass

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AI Verified Quote presents both possible mass unemployment and labour adaptation, expressing no settled position. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote balances possible unemployment with adaptation, implying no settled view. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

In the future, it is true that there is a scenario in which there is mass unemployment. But it is also true that when there have been huge upheavals previously, labour markets have adapted, albeit over time, and sometimes it is that gap that makes th...

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Damian Hinds abstains

Implement a universal basic income

Universal basic income is a policy prescription that those people calling for it tended to believe in years earlier, before they had even heard of AI, and now it fits this scenario. I do not know what the outcomes and therefore the mitigations of AI ...

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