This is a grossly irresponsible move that is going to cause enormous harm that will take year and years to unravel. - ThreadSky

mtrc.bsky.social • 47 days ago

This is a grossly irresponsible move that is going to cause enormous harm that will take year and years to unravel.

‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI

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Absolutely insane saying we need massive AI investments because potholes. I’m no brain genius but I don’t think finding and cataloging them is the actual problem, and I don’t think Microsoft copilot could even do that. What a stupid argument.

lottemakesstuff.pink•46 days ago

Cataloging and arguing about potholes is probably the only valid use of Facebook groups in space year 2025.

bradfordsweater.bsky.social•46 days ago

Oh good, now the government is selling our data.

'The government plan features a potentially controversial scheme to unlock public data to help fuel the growth of AI businesses'

lewiep.bsky.social•46 days ago

If the AI doesn't fix the potholes as promised, can I vote for a new AI?

mtrc.bsky.social•46 days ago

the feeding of your data into a furnace will continue until the potholes improve

zaratustra.bsky.social•46 days ago

so, same as usual?

mtrc.bsky.social•46 days ago

yeah, it's just a monday

dannysw.bsky.social•46 days ago

Profoundly infuriating and one more sign, if more were needed, that Starmer's government are actually very thick.

austinlancaster.com•46 days ago

Any good critical reportage you recommend reading?

thesmall001.bsky.social•46 days ago

Social media should've been nationalised before it got hijacked by malicious powers. Every country should have a regulated mmLLM dataset by which to ground their systems, and those systems should be open, not-for-profit, democratised, and resource-compliant. This could be the best of a bad time.

thesmall001.bsky.social•46 days ago

You just have to imagine the alternatives. Grok summaries of your NHS Digital records, recommending you for close monitoring due to risks of mind virus and Elon Musk in the House of Lords. Good was never an option, we must manage the decline of mankind, that's the job!

mtrc.bsky.social•46 days ago

I can't tell if that last bit's a joke or not haha

thesmall001.bsky.social•46 days ago

Increasingly, me either. Gotta laugh either way. Only way to face it!

mtrc.bsky.social•46 days ago

When I first saw the headline I assumed "mainlined into the UK's veins" was a quote from a critic. Bizarre phrasing.

patricknasralla.com•46 days ago

Reminds me far too much of Brass Eye: “If time's a drug, then Big Ben is a huge needle injecting it into the sky.”

snapdragoness.bsky.social•46 days ago

This is horrifying.

mtrc.bsky.social•46 days ago

A portion of it will be posturing/just talk, I hope it's limited to economic/academic stuff as weird as that sounds. Things like integrating it into education might cause permanent damage.

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