UK Government’s ‘AI Skills Hub’ was delivered by PwC for £4.1M
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#2This is the state the world is at.
Scammers are winners.
Re: UK Government’s ‘AI Skills Hub’ was delivered by PwC for £4.1M
#3Damn, I'd have done it for £4.0
There is this thing that happens in USA where RFPs are issued in such a way only one vendor could pass the mark - does that happen in UK? Reckon PwC has connections to make that happen
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#4oh, so they got a better deal than usual...
Re: UK Government’s ‘AI Skills Hub’ was delivered by PwC for £4.1M
#5They could have used their AI skills to vibe code this for a few quid :)
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#6They could have used their AI skills to vibe code this for a few quid :)
This has all the hallmarks of AI slop. Upsetting :/
Re: UK Government’s ‘AI Skills Hub’ was delivered by PwC for £4.1M
#7The UK government want to write a cheque with our money for "Digital ID" whatever nebulous Tax + Services + Tracking that is... they can't even control costs on a tiny website, what is the cost of an everything site? Infinite pounds? Imagine what even a basic v1 spec for that looks like, it would probably never even be released.
A reminder the UKs Test and Trace apparently cost £29.3 billion of the £37bn allocated. Disgusting waste of money.
But at least Keir and the government will have cushy jobs to go to after they leave government.
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#8If it does upskill 10 million people just a tiny amount, £4.1 million is incredibly cheap.
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#9In the past, expensive contracts like this were handed out as rewards to Tory donors. Help fund the party's re-election, and your company will receive a cushy reward. See also the Cash-for-Honours scandal, where the Labour party were also found giving preference to donors in the selection for lordships.
Re: UK Government’s ‘AI Skills Hub’ was delivered by PwC for £4.1M
#10If it does upskill 10 million people just a tiny amount, £4.1 million is incredibly cheap.
“If” is absolutely staggering under the heavy lifting it’s doing there.
This will have as much effect as a gnat’s fart.