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UK Minister for Investment, Lord, former CEO of Simply Business
Undoubtedly we’re going to have to think really carefully about how we soft-land those industries that go away, so some sort of [universal basic income], some sort of lifelong mechanism as well so people can retrain.
AI Verified (Jan 29, 2026)
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Jason Stockwood, quoted in Lauren Almeida, “Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says,” The Guardian, January 29, 2026.
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AI Verified Guardian source quotes Stockwood on AI-disrupted industries going away and UBI/retraining to protect affected workers; this supports the anticipated enduring worker-displacement risk. Source: theguardian.com, 2026-01-29. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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AI Verified Correct answer: for. Stockwood says AI-disrupted industries will go away and calls for UBI and retraining to soften the consequences, supporting the anticipated enduring worker-displacement risk. Source: theguardian.com, 2026-01-29. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Guardian, Jan. 29, 2026, reproduces Stockwood’s quote verbatim and attributes it to him. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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