When governments buy AI ‘solutions’, they also buy dependency and opacity. Is this modernisation or outsourcing responsibility?

From Big Oil to Big Algorithm: Public Money in Private Models

Between the UK government’s announcement that it will commit £1b to AI-related infrastructure, the EU’s launch of

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This is what happens when you choose the wrong leader🤮

IDN Times@idntimes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

BI Buka Suara soal Rupiah Ambles ke Rp17.524 per Dolar AS

Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?

O bar, bar, wherefore art thou bar?🍻

To be clear, someone claiming to be a Pastor whilst worshipping a gold statue of a disgusting criminal isn’t a pastor at all, they are vile immoral fraudsters.

My current read for the next few weeks.

We've just published our new research regarding spyware ecosystem in Indonesia, as well as the instiutions involved and their budget spending on surveillance tech. Read more at: bit.ly/RisetSpyware The english version will be available soon!

americans have absolutely no idea how badly the war is going for the united states, all thanks to the gutless, witless journalists who refuse to cover the facts of the situation

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If you're here because of politics.. .. .. free palestine.

the President is like 30 seconds away from bombing Tehran and the VP is doing transphobic own-the-libs shitposting on Bluesky (yes, this is a real account he just set up). This is ridiculous man. Like a reverse Dick Cheney where the VP has no power and is being totally sidelined on foreign policy.

JD Vance@jd-vance-1.bsky.social · last yr.

Hello Bluesky, I've been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis. So I'm thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.