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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.”
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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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A nation should fund a citizens' dividend from AI windfall profits
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AI Verified Stockwood proposes considering UBI to soften AI-disrupted industries, strongly indicating support for an AI-era citizens' dividend. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer for matches: Stockwood supports considering UBI for AI-disrupted industries. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified The Guardian (Jan. 29, 2026) attributes this exact statement to Jason Stockwood. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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