Rishi Sunak

"A 2023 agreement signed under Sunak's government claimed that a French detention centre would significantly improve the number of returns and prevent further Channel crossing attempts."

"Graduates' fears that AI is eliminating entry-level jobs are justified, as businesses are scaling back hiring of young people due to AI deployment."

"Rishi Sunak opposes a wind farm development because it poses a serious threat to the landscape and would spoil views on a popular North Yorkshire walk."

""flat is the new up" -- CEOs are telling him hiring is flattening because of AI. "They think they can continue to grow their businesses without having to significantly increase employment." Suggests abolishing National Insurance and replacing with corporate profit taxes boosted by AI productivity."

""Like steam power, like electricity, artificial intelligence is a general-purpose technology which can and will change every aspect of our economy, of our society." Then urged CEOs: "The single biggest mistake I see is that people start with the technology first and then try to find a use case for it.""

"Advising Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and Anthropic on AI strategy while simultaneously warning that AI is "flattening" the youth jobs market. Told CEOs that "speed of adoption is everything" and warned of a "K-shaped economy" -- while being paid by the companies building the technology causing the K-shape."

""We should look at AI much more as a co-pilot than something which is necessarily going to replace someone's job. AI is a tool that can help almost anybody do their jobs better, faster, quicker." (Speaking alongside Elon Musk, who told him "there will come a point where no job is needed.")"

""It is a conservative estimate to say that artificial intelligence will have twice the impact of the Industrial Revolution in just half the time.""

""AI is going to lift the floor for humanity... it's going to make it possible for everyone, no matter where they are around the world, to have access to the best health care and education that money can buy. And I think that is an extraordinary democratizing force.""

"AI allows business leaders to pursue 'flat growth,' where companies expand their operations without significantly increasing their workforce."

"AI is reducing job opportunities for young people, and the government should eliminate National Insurance to make hiring more attractive."