UK PM Starmer Pledges AI Tutors for 450,000 Disadvantaged Children at London Tech Week
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Summary
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to provide "AI tutors" to 450,000 disadvantaged children, speaking at London Tech Week. The speech also covered creating a new AI data center and requiring tech companies to install surveillance software on citizens' phones to prevent minors from sharing explicit images. The article expresses skepticism about the AI tutor initiative, describing it as "dubious."
Key quotes
· 3 pulledUK prime minister Keir Starmer doubled down on his promise to unleash dubious "AI tutors" on nearly half a million children in need.
Starmer's avowal came while speaking at London Tech Week on Monday.
He hailed the creation of a new AI data center, demanded tech companies to install surveillance software on citizens' phones to prevent minors from sending and receiving nudes, boasted that 1.7
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