'Mainlined into UK's veins': Labour announces public rollout of AI
theguardian.com7 points by chrisjj 3 hours ago
7 points by chrisjj 3 hours ago
This is a bold plan, but there are real risks here. Opening NHS data for AI research sounds great in theory, but we’ve seen what happens when privacy safeguards fail. The Post Office scandal is a clear warning about relying too much on tech without accountability.
That said, the investment in sovereign compute capacity and miniature nuclear reactors is worth celebrating on its own. More nuclear energy is a win for everyone.
Let's hope they get it right.
> Let's hope they get it right.
There's no right way of doing this. The only good thing here is the UK will be gifting to the rest of world a canary - dead.
> Artificial intelligence could be used to help spot where potholes are occurring.
I am fairly sure that job is already being done well for free by millions of genuine intelligences.
Keir Starmer is not helping Britain's AI businesses. He is again following orders from his new Washington overlords.
This recent grooming scandal brought up by Musk etc. is just theater to distract. Seems to be the new thing: Insult Starmer, then cooperate. Insult Netanyahu (with the Jeffrey Sachs tape posted by Trump), then cooperate. Just to maintain the illusion of disagreement.
So the data is supposed to be anonymized. That is a false promise and seems to be a research topic: