Fozzie Bear
Well-Known Member
Given the low level of actual intelligence in the govt, etc etc....
Sir Kieir has a big boner for AI and building datacentres up and down the country:
A friend of mind has written an article for Computer Weekly explaining why this is bollocks and will help the far right:
At best, the govt is doing a huge landgrab (literally and financially) for tech companies. For example the claim that
Is a fairly obvious funneling of money out of the public sector and into the coffers of Silicon Valley.
At worst it will just... make everything worse. There are already example of AI being let loose on the benefits systems in France and the Netherlands and effectively criminalising thousands of marginalised people.
AI also does not get to the root of the problem of the general en-shitification of life in the UK for most of us - which is essentially the fertilser from which a thousand far right flowers will bloom.
The Computer Weekly piece suggests "decomputing" which is interesting - but more importantly that local democracy and care is prioritised over big bollocks tech solutions.
Maybe everything will be ok though...?
Sir Kieir has a big boner for AI and building datacentres up and down the country:
Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge AI
Artificial intelligence will deliver a decade of national renewal, as part of a new plan announced today (13 January 2025).
www.gov.uk
A friend of mind has written an article for Computer Weekly explaining why this is bollocks and will help the far right:
Labour's AI Action Plan - a gift to the far right | Computer Weekly
Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan argues that, on top of the clear social and environmental harms associated with the technology, Labour's vapid fixation on AI-led growth in lieu of real change will further enable the far right. Instead, he proposes an alternative strategy of 'decomputing'.
www.computerweekly.com
At best, the govt is doing a huge landgrab (literally and financially) for tech companies. For example the claim that
- public sector to spend less time doing admin and more time delivering the services working people rely on
Is a fairly obvious funneling of money out of the public sector and into the coffers of Silicon Valley.
At worst it will just... make everything worse. There are already example of AI being let loose on the benefits systems in France and the Netherlands and effectively criminalising thousands of marginalised people.
AI also does not get to the root of the problem of the general en-shitification of life in the UK for most of us - which is essentially the fertilser from which a thousand far right flowers will bloom.
The Computer Weekly piece suggests "decomputing" which is interesting - but more importantly that local democracy and care is prioritised over big bollocks tech solutions.
Maybe everything will be ok though...?