UK's Turing AI Institute responds to staff anger about defence focus

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• Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  That’s a bit weird to complain about, since Turing worked for the UK defense, and cracked the Enigma, and was a significant factor to the success of D day.

  We are committed to conducting our business with honesty, integrity and transparency and believe that a culture of openness and accountability is essential

  Obviously the transparency part goes out the window when working on government defense money.

  We (Europe, NATO and allies) have been undermined by Russia for decades now, and it should be an honor to help defend against it.

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  • zarathustra0@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That’s a bit weird to complain about, since Turing worked for the UK defense, and cracked the Enigma, and was a significant factor to the success of D day.

    Yeah but he actually, you know, signed up directly to the military. There’s people signed up to a civilian charity.

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    • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      They can stay civilian and not receive government money.
      But if they have any respect for the name the Institute was called after, they would not hesitate to help defend their country.

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I imagine Turing probably stopped being patriotic and willing to support the UK military after they, you know, forcibly chemically castrated him for being gay.

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    • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Yes UK murdered their greatest war hero, driving him to suicide by inhumane treatment. But despite the awful treatment of him, he remained faithful to the system.

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