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Comment by Dave Sellick

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Founder and Director of Sidgrove, an accountancy firm serving small and medium-sized businesses.
The statement that [AI] is going to take people’s jobs is exactly that: speculation. I do not see any evidence that it can happen at the moment based on the mechanics of how this technology works—it is probabilistic technology that cannot automate what we do as accountants.
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Dave Sellick, oral evidence to the UK House of Commons Business and Trade Committee, June 16, 2026.
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AI will create a permanent underclass
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AI Verified Quote rejects the claim that AI can presently take people's accounting jobs, strongly bearing against a permanent AI underclass. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Quote calls AI job loss speculation and says it cannot automate accounting; recorded against matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official UK Parliament transcript (16 Jun 2026) attributes this wording to Dave Sellick; bracketed AI is faithful context. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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