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Comment by Lord Leong

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Labour life peer and Government Whip in the UK House of Lords.
AI will create new jobs but it will also change work and, regrettably, will replace some jobs. Change is inevitable. The consequences are not.
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Lord Leong, House of Lords exchange on AI Superintelligence, February 3, 2026.
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AI will create a permanent underclass
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AI Verified He acknowledges displacement but says consequences are not inevitable and describes worker support; this bears directly on a permanent underclass. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded against is correct: Lord Leong says job-replacement consequences are not inevitable and describes mitigation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official Hansard (3 Feb 2026) records Lord Leong's wording verbatim in the AI Superintelligence exchange. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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