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UK economy unexpectedly grows 0.4% in July boosted by AI (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Misleading headline. No proof AI directly contributed to the growth, but rather the industry around AI, e.g. data centre builds

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    "We created some temporary jobs that ultimately facilitate the destruction of the human race. Number go up! Economy good now!"

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    ultimately facilitate the destruction of the human race

    Only indirectly in that all the data centers are dramatically increasing energy usage undermining shifts to renewable energy generation and therefore accelerating the already irreversible effects of climate change.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Yeah. I don't buy the "AI is going to kill us" crap. For one, we don't have AI yet. But there is the real danger of stupid people appointing "AI" to handle important tasks, which can and has resulted in people being killed. The blame lies with the humans who chose to put bad software into those positions.

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    • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    boosted by AI

    Sounds like an AI slop machine made up the numbers.

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