This is far from the first UK government to throw money at buying hardware that is not very useful for computer science research, while simultaneously underinvesting in computer science research. And then complaining that UK universities are slipping in international rankings for computer science.
@david_chisnall @neil the Swedish government brags about investing in AI when they let foreign big tech companies build datacenters (with a discount on electricity). Driving domestic inflation. The lack of competence (not just computer science) among leading politicians is mind blowing. Smart people needs to drop what they're doing and transit from academia and private industry into party politics, if liberal democracy is to survive. ASAP. #svpol #eupol #uspol