Tony Blair on how Britain will be 'left behind' unless it embraces AI revolution | Today Programme 

Keeps pushing digital ID. He's always pushing an agenda.

As someone living through the effects of his previous revolution, I think I’ll give him a wide berth

.. google his son... heavily invoved in AI...See you next tuesday

Why does anybody give Lionel Blair airtime? More red wine on his plate than Fred West and Harold Shipman.

Blair ought to stop yelling from the sidelines, its distracting and unhelpful. He could give advice to the current government when they ask for it, but otherwise he should probably find a hobby and stop acting as though he's still in power. Same could very much be said of Cameron - in fact, to a much greater extent, given his economic vandalism.

We have the imagination. We do the start ups but we sell them off to foreign companies. The government needs to change the law to prevent foreign ownership like other countries do.

Is it just me or does it sound like Tony Blair is running the country ??

Blair having faith in AI? yeah since it's more dangerous than nukes.

How is this criminal not banned from discource about society. He should be in a cold dark cell.

He obviously knows more about AI than the tech experts. Half the people working on creating AI are saying we need to slow down and take pause

I heard Blairs interview, heard his solutions. But while he was droning on I had the impression that they all sounded too easy, just salesman's BS. I think that's how he got into power.

He reminds me very much of one of the villains in C.S. Lewis's much underrated sci-fi novel That Hideous Strength. Something about that paradoxical bloodless zeal about him. Frightening stuff.

Probably has shares in the AI industry 🙄

Where's he planning to invade with these AI robots then.

To those who commented about blair, would you have watched if it was someone else?

War criminal

AI will just put more people out of work.

Trust the statebroadcaster@BBC to give this creature airtime. Blair must be so proud of his record hey ? The absolute state of the UK thanks to his open door policy and all the atrocities that have come with it. Surprised he shows his face in public.

A big problem with AI doing a civil servant's job would be that an AI can't whistle-blow if things aren't right - AI seems to appeal to top-down managers seeking total control, which is perhaps a cause for concern (only opinion, not an expert)

This man should not be getting air time. Secondly he harps on about 'technology' like my grandad, God rest his soul, used to talk about the 'interweb'. Retire to the garden Tony.

the problem with revolutions, and more so with revolutions on top of revolutions, is that victims fall by the way side. the crucial question: what does this mean for employment? will more and more people be out of work because AI has taken over? how many human jobs will be lost? where will people who lost their jobs go? what is in the "revolution on top of the revolution" for them? or will this mean the hardening of the divide between those who control AI and those who do not? Blair is not totally being transparent here...

Interesting he talks about DWP and getting AI much more heavily involved to make the service better. I think at this point it’s time to abolish all in person appointments and get rid of job centres for that purpose. Many of the existing buildings could be emptied of office desks and made into small community hubs where job seekers are invited regularly to meet local employers and see some of the latest vacancies. People would still have to engage with the system via their online portals and either take part in live chat appointments or telephone/videos but overall the system could be moved towards compassion and genuine support rather than intimidation and fear. I understand there are people in DWP who genuinely nice and want the best for job seekers but unfortunately there are plenty who are not like that, and invariably those nastier elements are pulling the strings on decision making in that government department. Hopefully Mel Strides departure will allow for a proper rebuilding of the culture of that place which for a long while now have been toxic and hostile towards very vulnerable people.

Imagine conducting an interview where it’s claimed that 40% of the tasks done by people could be done without people, and not asking how society manages that impact to jobs and the great mini in the workforce who aren’t going to become engineering wizards. Ah wait, I just watched one! Typical London bubble - okay I know the BBC studios aren’t in London these days but the thinking still is.

You leave things another 10 or 20 years until the solution is so blindingly obvious and cheaply commodities off the shelf just like batteries, PCs etc 😅

How much do big tech companies give to the Tony Blair Institute?

I wonder what investments he has in AI and Digital ID's

Well, Britain is already behind…😢

this dude actually did it. He came back to power in Britain.

LOCK HIM UP

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There is no way this man actually fully understands "ai". For one he is throwing it around like the buzzword it is. But secondly, he's a lawyer/politician, not a tech expert. He does not understand this subject at all as much as he thinks he does, I am sure of that.

Just testing if my saying that RU-vid deletes all my comments on this toerag’s interview is also censored

Riding on someone else’s coat tails. This is not the time to up your profile.

The UK today is a Nation up to it’s neck in DEBT, public as well as private. The only solution is printing more money and paper IOUs which will affect the value of Sterling. The result as we are witnessing today is…. INFLATION.

Tony Blair must feel really oot o' place when returning back hame tae Scotland.

Thanks Tony, but I'll stick to genuine intelligence.

If Blair still has an audience in UK, UK is doomed

The keyword is future. Investing is all about the future. Where are things going, where should things go? Get your money there and leave it.

War Criminal

I agree with him, but the question is, how how should ai be embraced and applied

Criminal

PAYED OFF , COTTAGER

most successful prime minister sees john major

I wonder what AE companies the Blair family have got investments in? Health care AI- he wants access to NHS records because the data would be worth billions.

AI will be great at “cooking the books”. Also great at TAX avoidance. Also great at money making money from money and from nothing else. I’m other words…..business as usual.

blair ❤

The Endgame is to Connect the Human Brain 🧠 to A.I 🤖

Best Prime Minister this country has had so far!

I feel sorry for Tony for when judgment day comes from God. He's in deep trouble.

AI’s a fantastic tool, I used it to sex-up a dossier I was working on the other day…

Who gives a toss what you think?

Why do we need Al for all we go forward we really go backwards. This man stuffed our country years ago, now interference is there with every move he makes.

The Tony Blair institutes biggest donor is Larry Ellison - co owner of Oracle. What is their major product that has been highly invested in? AI tools. And so the siphoning off public money to private investors continues.

BLAIR YOU end up with the Face you Deserve. ( Mr.G Orwell)

War criminal!!!

Shame

My data is not yours to share Tony

" Delighted to be joined " - By a war criminal - nice one

Tony Blair cares about Britain....😂

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Screw the digital id... I do not consent B- liar..

Blaire is so full of hypocricy its almost unbelievable. But hes there, so I believe it. Everything he says, he does the opposite. What did he says before, during and after being PM? Small government, free markets. What did we get? Big government, more rules and constitutional reform. What does he say about AI? Increase productivity and make public sector jobs more efficient? Can anyone seriously imagine, in any universe, Blair cutting public sector jobs to replace them with AI. The man swaggers around pontificating for hours about all his great ideas. But when it comes down to the real business of doing the work he does the opposite or nothing.

I bet the comments will get turned off. Anything old Tony on gets shut down 9n the comments. I wonder why maybe it's because he's a war criminal

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Immigration tony you sure f it up

He needs to shut up.

TAXPAYER £-> UK GOVT £-> BLAIR INSTITUTE 🇬🇧 🤑

We have all had more than enough of Blair's thoughts and influence.

Low growth low productivity,! And why do you thin that is if the far east can make the same product for one third the price. or even less. The pound is our problem.

Why isn't he in prison?

We have to use AI but don't kid yourself you got to watch out, Tony Blair should shut up though, interview Elon about AI not Blair

Best Prime Minister in my lifetime. Labour should use his talents.

War criminal!

All the liebour voters finally realizing they just put Tony Blair back in power hahahah 🎉

Propaganda

It begrudges me to say he's right ... but he absolutely 100% is. I was preaching this in 2016. We needed to be ahead of the curve, not lagging behind it... the UK has been in the wilderness since Brexit, now... stay calm and carry on. and bloody well get on with it. Ai or die ... literally

Who paying Blair. Big tech giants must be lining his pockets again.

War criminal