Will Keir Starmer’s AI growth plan put out of work?
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Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments. Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to make Britain an AI ‘superpower’ (Metro, Tue) will put thousands out of work. And if people are unemployed, where will the money come from for their pensions? And benefits? Whatever will this man do next, except try to make a name for himself?Mrs A Hurdman, Erdington.
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‘remember the old adage’. Those who put great reliance on AI should remember the old computer adage of ‘garbage in, garbage out’. Flawed human beings will never create perfect computer systems upon which to put one’s entire trust, especially to solve a nation’s economic growth plans. Human beings will likely unsettle the best of any computer’s plans. Jonathan Longstaff, Buxted.
‘The original influencers’. I beg to differ with Chris (MetroTalk, Wed) about the use of the word ‘so’ at the beginning of a sentence being American. I grew up in Ireland and starting and finishing a sentence with ‘so’ was common. I still do it. The Irish were the original influencers! Maggie, Harrow.
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‘I can imagine a workplace scenario where a slap is needed’. Oh Neil, poor sweet, innocent Neil (MetroTalk, Tue). You ask whether we can imagine a workplace scenario where a slap is needed. Yes Neil, a thousand times, yes! Laura, London. ‘You can only use brick in low walls’.
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