Peter Kyle MP in conversation with Dr Fola Yahaya AI: Threat, Tool or Transformation?

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Artificial intelligence is transforming every part of our lives but is it a threat, an opportunity, or both? We've been told AI will destroy and create jobs, supercharge and stifle creativity, serve us faithfully and deceive us cleverly. In this lively and sharply insightful session, AI expert Dr Fola Yahaya sits down with Peter Kyle MP one of the most prominent voices in British politics on the future of technology to cut through the hype and explore what artificial intelligence really is, how it works, and what's coming next.

Drawing on the clarity and humour that reviewers have praised as "the most accessible explanation of AI available today" and "a talk that replaces fear with understanding", Yahaya shows where AI genuinely excels, where it reliably fails, and how individuals, businesses and governments can prepare for the seismic changes ahead. With Kyle bringing the perspective of a politician who has engaged with these questions at the very highest levels of government, this promises to be a conversation that is both practically grounded and genuinely urgent. Expect helpful visuals, real-world insight, and a fiercely down-to-earth guide to thriving not merely surviving in an AI-driven world.

Peter Kyle is the Labour MP for Hove and Portslade and has served in two of the most significant cabinet roles in Keir Starmer's government. As Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology from 2024 to 2025, he was responsible for the UK's approach to AI regulation, championing a framework that reduced unnecessary barriers to development while protecting users. He subsequently became Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade. Born in West Sussex and educated at the University of Sussex and with a doctorate in community development, Kyle worked as an aid worker in Eastern Europe and the Balkans before entering politics. He has been one of the most consistent advocates in Parliament for harnessing technology in the public interest and brings to this conversation the rare perspective of someone who has not only debated AI policy but had to make it.

Dr Fola Yahaya is the founder of Strategic Agenda and holds a PhD from the London School of Economics. He has served as an economist for the United Nations and an e-strategist for Morgan Stanley, and is now one of the leading communicators on artificial intelligence in the UK, specialising in making complex ideas clear, practical and engaging for everyone.

A Q&A Session will follow.