Lord Johnson of Lainston on AI will create more jobs than it destro…

Lord Johnson of Lainston

Conservative member of the UK House of Lords, entrepreneur, and investor.

We are going to see massive disruption as a result. While the artisanal classes will flourish as the cost of what they want comes down and the value of what they provide goes up, the white collar—mostly we noble Lords in this House—will be seriously disintermediated.

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Lord Johnson of Lainston, House of Lords debate, “AI: Impact on Society,” Hansard, June 5, 2026.

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

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AGI will create abundance

As we enter an age of abundance, I am pleased to say to the noble Lords opposite that it will become the end of capitalism. If resources can become effectively free, other things then become rationed.

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