AI bots could replace us, peer warns House of Lords during debate

Crossbencher asks Lords to imagine bots with higher productivity and lower running costs' as example of risk to UK jobs market

The House of Lords could be replaced by bots with deeper knowledge, higher productivity and lower running costs", said a peer during a debate on the development of advanced artificial intelligence.

Addressing the upper chamber, Richard Denison hypothesised that AI services may soon be able to deliver his speeches in his own style and voice, with no hesitation, repetition or deviation".