Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:45 pm on 3 February 2026.
Lord Markham
Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)
3:45,
3 February 2026
Not yet anyway. Just this week we saw Elon Musk forecast an AI world of abundance, where robots outnumber people and people work only a few hours a week—I am wondering where I sign up for that. Who knows whether he is right or wrong but undoubtedly there will be winners and losers. We all agree that we want the UK to be one of the leaders rather than followers. What that says to me is that we really need our best minds putting together our own Elon Musk-type forecast so that we can shape it and respond accordingly. Are we doing this and, if so, when will we see it?