UK economy unexpectedly grows 0.4% in July boosted by AI

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• Trebuchet@europe.pub ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Misleading headline. No proof AI directly contributed to the growth, but rather the industry around AI, e.g. data centre builds

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  • SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “We created some temporary jobs that ultimately facilitate the destruction of the human race. Number go up! Economy good now!”

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    • Denjin@feddit.uk ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      ultimately facilitate the destruction of the human race

      Only indirectly in that all the data centers are dramatically increasing energy usage undermining shifts to renewable energy generation and therefore accelerating the already irreversible effects of climate change.

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• mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  boosted by AI

  Sounds like an AI slop machine made up the numbers.

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