Post B2jooCbNpfXZ3B6CQa by h4890@alive.bar
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 (DIR) Post #B2joo9p6ADjEQqUbtA by ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us
       2026-01-27T18:35:46Z
       
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       There's no such thing as a free lunch... and so the Q. will of course be: what is Meta getting for the £1m in support to fund AI specialists helping the Govt. integrate AI into defence & other functions?There's been a lot of discussion here about the dependence of Europe (including the UK) on US Big Tech firms... and here we have just one more example of the sort of trojan horse thinking that patterns that dependence...#BigTech #politics https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/27/uk-ministers-accept-1m-from-meta-amid-social-media-ban-consultation
       
 (DIR) Post #B2jooBWNqlwlhNkgzo by bjn@mstdn.social
       2026-01-28T00:04:30Z
       
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       @ChrisMayLA6 The utter naivety of them is mind boggling.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2jooCbNpfXZ3B6CQa by h4890@alive.bar
       2026-01-28T08:28:28Z
       
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       @bjn @ChrisMayLA6 Naivety? I think they are hoping for cozy multi-million dollar advisory positions once their politicial careers are over. You need to be kind to the corporations. Just look at Blair. He got his reward.