Minutes: 12 November 2025

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

31st Meeting, 2025

Start time:09:30am

End time: 11:44am

Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room

Published: Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Committee Members Attendees:

Michelle Thomson (Deputy Convener)
Willie Coffey (Member)
Murdo Fraser (Member)
Stephen Kerr (Member)
Gordon MacDonald (Member)
Kevin Stewart (Member)

Apologies received from:

Sarah Boyack (Member)
Daniel Johnson (Convener)
Lorna Slater (Member)

Substitute Members Attendees:

Claire Baker (Substitute Member)

Minutes

1. The economic potential of artificial intelligence:

The Committee took evidence from—

Steven Grier, Industry Advisor ;

Professor Mark Schaffer, Professor of Economics, Heriot Watt University, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh;

Heather Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, The Data Lab.

2. Evidence Session(In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.

3. Work programme(In Private):

The Committee noted its work programme.