Google owner reveals 5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit
BBC NewsSEP 2025
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This is yet a further instance of Big Tech's digital colonialism. Silicon Valley and the British government continue to force unwanted technology into the public's lives, increasing opportunities for surveillance and control under the guise of productivity. Unless we actively resist these changes, AI will end up taking over our lives.
There is a 20% chance that the CEO of OpenAI, Meta, or Alphabet will publicly commit to specific limitations on their company’s AI system autonomy before 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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