Tony Blair should stop fueling the artificial intelligence hypeThe UK must not fall under the spell of the former British prime minister’s unhelpful and unreliable claims about what AI can actually doBy Parmy Olson / Bloomberg OpinionWith the world mired in confusion about how useful the artificial intelligence (AI) boom really is, an odd contribution has come from former British prime minister Tony Blair. The same paper recommends the British government invest in AI technology and “upgrade its data systems,” without naming any providers. A spokesman for the Tony Blair Institute said: “Mr. “The Larry Ellison Foundation donation is not the only large donation TBI [Tony Blair Institute] has,” the spokesman said. It would be a shame if the new British government fell under the spell of Blair and AI without due diligence.
