UK Government Publishes Official Rules for Civil Servants' AI Use, Gets Mocked
alejandroll10 · x · 2026-09-26
The UK government published official guidance telling civil servants to first ask whether they really need AI, check if a spreadsheet could do the job, choose the least energy-hungry model, keep prompts short, and use AI only when necessary. Founders mocked the climate-first framing.
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