Good morning. For the last few years artificial intelligence has been heralded as the technology that will transform economies. Governments have promised billions in investment, datacentres and supercomputers, and a wave of new jobs as AI is “mainlined” into the economy. But what happens when the numbers behind those promises are examined more closely?
That question sits at the centre of a series of recent investigations by the Guardian. The findings were remarkable – not least that the location for a much-trumpeted new supercomputer intended be up and running by year’s end to help fire up the British economy remains a scaffolding yard.
