Why can't we be a global leader in something actually interesting that's going to help the world, rather than mostly making it worse? I don't hate AI, but I really do hate the obsession with it. There is so much that the money could have gone to, where we have an actual shot at being world leaders.
Kirsty GraingerEarlier this year UKRI launched a funding call to invest £40M in ONE AI lab. www.ukri.org/opportunity/... For some unknown reason they decided to fund TWO AI labs at the cost of £60M. An extra £20M. Just found. That's the equivalent of 7 more years of Jodrell Bank. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-la...