UK government guidance tells civil servants to use lighter AI models, skip 'thank yous' for the environment
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-09-25
- An official UK government AI guidance document advises civil servants to use GPT instant instead of GPT thinking and Gemini flash instead of pro, keep prompts short, and not say thank you to models — all for environmental reasons.
- @NathanCalvin calls it both funny and genuinely concerning: people in government and civil society trying to hold AI companies accountable should have access to similar-level AI capabilities as the companies themselves.
- The quoted poster argues instead of automating work, we're now writing guidance on how to use less of it — an attitude of caring more about rules than the work.
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