AI - utopia or dystopia? A brave new world...

[castalla]

UK launches AI skills training courses for millions of workers!

I joined up to see what it's all about- essentially just a collection of links to 3rd party resources. The official website is a poorly designed & confusing jumble of onward links to 'resources'. I doubt that many workers will actually plough through any of this.

Here's a quote from the hub

"Introducing the AI Skills Mapping Tool
Your intuitive, personalised pathway to AI mastery. This powerful diagnostic solution precisely identifies your current strengths, pinpoints skill gaps, and delivers tailored, actionable recommendations.".

This 'initiative' has all the hallmarks of government contracts to third parties (eg 'This is a third party site, delivered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) on behalf of the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme.').

Waste of money and a waste of time.....

 

[GeeTee]

first they came for our gramophone records and i did not speak out as i was using cassettes .. then they came for our knobs and buttons and i did not speak out as i was using a smart phone .. who will control the 'wiims' when they become sentient ..

 

[GeeTee]

UK launches AI skills training courses for millions of workers!

I joined up to see what it's all about- essentially just a collection of links to 3rd party resources. The official website is a poorly designed & confusing jumble of onward links to 'resources'. I doubt that many workers will actually plough through any of this.

This 'initiative' has all the hallmarks of government contracts to third parties (eg 'This is a third party site, delivered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) on behalf of the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme.').

Waste of money and a waste of time.....

so called 'Ai' at this point in time is about data harvesting .. he with most data wins and then it will be about control. bezos and they boys will be sole suppliers to the US milatary and the corporate take over of american society will be complete .. unelected corporate bodies controlling the planet and its resources, as depicted in so many scifi films. The US will force everyone else to take sides using global banking pressure as they do with 'Cuba' then ... who knows

 

[castalla]

so called 'Ai' at this point in time is about data harvesting .. he with most data wins and then it will be about control. bezos and they boys will be sole suppliers to the US milatary and the corporate take over of american society will be complete .. unelected corporate bodies controlling the planet and its resources, as depicted in so many scifi films. The US will force everyone else to take sides using global banking pressure as they do with 'Cuba' then ... who knows

The public face of AI is essentially just a bunch of clever apps on smartphones.

Little to do with what is taking place 'behind the scenes' (robotization, autonomous systems, scientific research, generated media, etc)..

 

[GeeTee]

The public face of AI is essentially just a bunch of clever apps on smartphones.

Little to do with what is taking place 'behind the scenes' (robotization, autonomous systems, scientific research, generated media, etc)..

we have entered another 'industrial revolution' it was about control then and its about control now ..

Luddite - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[castalla]

we have entered another 'industrial revolution' it was about control then and its about control now ..

Luddite - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The original IR took 2 centuries to permeate across the globe (& unevenly to boot). AI is developing at warp speed by comparison.

Essentially, it's a race between power blocks to achieve AI dominance (this partially explains why the US sees China as a threat to its current economic & military hegemony). At an economic level, China is way ahead, but way behind militarily. Europe is essentially a bystander wondering which way to turn, and Russia is a busted flush mired in its disastrous 'special action' activity.

 

[GeeTee]