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    an excuse to spend less money actually building infrastructure because more money is going to AI consultants at worst.

    How will using AI in a privately funded research project take money away from government funded infrastructure projects?

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      How is the government (who has to end up building the stuff) getting this AI data? They’re paying some AI company for it. Money that would be better spent directly on infrastructure we already know we need.

      The better question is: without the technobro hype, what do we actually have to gain from this AI technology?

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        How is the government (who has to end up building the stuff) getting this AI data? They’re paying some AI company for it.

        No…? The research project the article is based on is being privately funded. The data and tools will be shared with stakeholders to assist with advocacy and policy making.