"Mr Burnham is reviewing the Government’s overall artificial intelligence strategy, and an aide said he believed “unfettered tech boosterism” was turning off voters."
The next UK Prime Minister hasn't bought into the AI kool-aid. Which should make for an interesting counter-weight in global AI politics.
Link to the article here.
Quote from the article:
>He was asked by Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, the committee’s top Democrat: “If a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list over to the federal government, will the Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposal rule?”
>“Under our proposed regulation, no,” Mr. Steiner responded.
I'm in the middle of creating a statement about this for my campaign, but thought it prudent to post the story here as well. I'm contacting local groups about whether or not there are any planned actions surrounding this.
Note: There is a comment period for the proposed rule change, it ends July 2nd. If I have a second, I'll throw a link to that as well in the comments.
"No incremental progress on housing reform until I can rig elections" - Trump
Political pressure still works.
Spread the word and boycott United Airlines by going to fascismdoesntfly.com and using the toolkit and sharing the graphics there on social media!
If you use steam link and want a new controller it's a great choice. Works well via USB with the included wireless puck. Big upgrade in my experience from something like an Xbox Controller.
You will need a PC to update the firmware occasionally and I've heard its not working well with Moon Light currently. But I've had zero issues using it via steam link so far.
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Enjoy! :)