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Bobulous :rust: :codeberg:
Bobulous :rust: :codeberg:
@bobulous@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

There's a lot of wisdom in this piece about the AI bubble:

https://www.chrbutler.com/what-ai-is-really-for

Unfortunately, here in the UK, our Prime Minister has already approved huge data centre building projects that will burn through local water and energy supplies:

https://europeanpowell.substack.com/p/the-ai-gold-rush-how-starmers-data

Given that tech giants pay as little tax as possible, this will be another example of government handing national resources to private interests virtually free of charge.

#AI #UK #DataCentres #KeirStarmer #Privatisation

The AI Gold Rush: How Starmer's Data Centre Bonanza Sold Out British Communities

Labour's AI Growth Zones are fast-tracking BlackRock's data centre empire while residents bear the cost in health, bills, and democracy
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