Kerry Buckley

Oh look, the government’s uninformed parroting of AI companies’ investment hype turns out to be smoke and mirrors. I’m shocked.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments

Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’

Exclusive: Rented datacentres and unrealised supercomputer site raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’

The Guardian
Mar 9 at 2:48pmTusky
Show threadJohn PattersonMar 9
@kerryb My reaction to the headline was "well, no shit!". I don't feel any different now I've had time to read the article ...