Acclaimed British film-maker, peer and activist Beeban Kidron on why Burnham would do well "put a pin in" the cosy relationship between politicians and big tech - and why Tony Blair is one of the worst offenders. 1/3
"I want to see Andy Berman protect creators, British IP, British workers in the workplace and really think creatively about how we can use technology. When I was fighting a fight for creative industries and for creative copyright, which is actually the livelihood of 2.4 million people here in the UK, that Tony Blair suddenly, the Institute, suddenly writes a report saying, you know, that would be a terrible idea and would be left behind in the AI race. I do give the example in the book of the Tony Blair Institute because it got 275 million from Larry Ellison and if he was an MP that would be against the law and if he was, you know, if he was certain sorts of organisations it would be against the law because we actually do have laws on political interference, but in this case, you know, and he's been called out for it and what he says is, oh, I happen to agree with Larry Ellison. But that is a very hollow claim. I have seen in my time, you know, invitations from the Department of Science and Technology and the Tony Blair Institute jointly logoed. They get to choose who's there. They get to choose who's in the room. That becomes, you know, the discussion place. You know, if politics is all about money and not about representation, then we all lose. I think we should put a pin in that here before it gets too toxic."
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Acclaimed British film-maker, peer and activist Beeban Kidron on why Burnham would do well "put a pin in" the cosy relationship between politicians and big tech - and why Tony Blair is one of the worst offenders. 1/3
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