Narayan highlighted the creating if a new AI skills hub, developed with Innovate UK and PwC, designed to provide digital training and close gaps in the workforce.

The UK government is seeking to strike a balance between the promise and the perils of AI, with ministers insisting they are preparing for a range of outcomnes as the technology reshapes the labour market.

Kanisha Narayan, a junior minister at the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT), said the administration was “monitoring data to track and prepare” for the impact of AI, while seeking to ensure workers are not left behind.

“We want to ensure that people have access to good, meaningful work”, he told MPs.

“AI will impact the labour market and government is working to harness its benefits in terms of boost

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