United Kingdom says Microsoft, Adobe, Google, Cisco will run experiments in a small city rebranded ‘tech town’. They will apply AI to schools, hospitals and businesses (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] linule@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago

„Tech town“ and not a single European startup. Is there nobody here working on these things?

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

America is exporting fascism to the world via all their multinationals, and our psychopath ruling classes welcome them with open arms, because it's one big club of lawless criminals and pedophiles.

[-] jcorvera@quokk.au 20 points 3 weeks ago

A 'tech town' just sounds like 'company town' with extra steps.

[-] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

There aren't even any extra steps, that's exactly what it is

[-] jcorvera@quokk.au 1 points 3 weeks ago

Geez, are not our own lessons from history enough to show how this is a bad idea.

[-] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's a good idea, for the people in power

[-] 4am@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

Is this a test run for the billionaire oligarchs’ “network cities” they want to infect the planet with?

[-] jaredwhite@humansare.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

Well, there goes the neighbourhood.

[-] LovelyMover@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

wtf aren't they trying that crap in their own bloody country?

[-] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Local politicians getting kickbacks I'm sure, people will sell out their citizens for moneyyyy

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

[-] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I want wacky hijinks like that Sci-fi show Eureka.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck, hasn’t Barnsley suffered enough already?

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Reminds me of Sidewalk Toronto but probably worse.

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