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UK minister Kanishka Narayan says planning for possible AI-related job losses is one of his top priorities, the BBC reports. He says the government should have a plan if losses prove as severe as some fear.

Why it matters

That is a call to prepare, not an announcement of a finished policy. The question is what such a plan would actually involve, beyond agreeing that the future of work deserves more than crossed fingers.

Discuss: Should governments prepare now for large-scale AI job losses, or risk building policy around a forecast that may not come true?

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