It's not really just about UA. Can't afford to lose UA's food supply and can't afford to let Russia take control of Black Sea.

New technologies, innovation, inventions, scientific discoveries, efficiencies.

Bailey admits that the traditional "pipeline" of people who normally get promoted upward would be impacted as entry level jobs are impacted.

And why hire a new FTE when that workload could distributed among existing staff who are told to use AI to reduce their workloads.

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She's fully onboard with Turning Point's brand of Christian nationalism.

This is weak. Seizing assets when a countries engages in unjust war would send a better message.

Just because something is illegal doesn't mean breaking of a law can never be justified.

Happy because TikTok is changing ownership?

Madness. The left of the Labour Party aren't offering a credible alternative solution either.

Even the leadership of the big tech companies are admitting now that job displacement is something developed economy governments need to take seriously.

The AI scientists are warning next generation models will be even more capable of taking over knowledge work tasks.

Entirely possible that UK unemployment hits 7-8% in five years time if AI is used to automate most back office work. It's not that people will be made redundant, it's the new vacancies that would normally be created, won't be.

Ministers underestimate pace of impact until it's too late.

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"We need to prepare for that [job displacement]"

But we're not. Other countries are, but the UK is not. We're only talking about still.

Consulting firms are using AI to displace jobs for their clients and themselves. It's happening already.

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LibDems would support it, of course, but I think the Tories would not undo it now that there are Brexiteers who have come out to say it was an economic mistake. I think they'd leave it in place where the Tories to regain power in 2030s.

I believe Labour will do a form of customs union in next term. If they mention it now, Reform and Brexiteers will be all over it as rejoining EU, and it will generate more support for the Reform Tory coalition.

"I was muted on the call and not allowed to speak or voice my opposition to this move."

"This was not unanimous," said Ohio Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty, one of the board's members.