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George Osborne proves that rich white men really are the problem

In an incredibly out-of-touch move, George Osborne has announced to the world that he is joining OpenAI as ‘managing director and head of OpenAI for countries’.

George Osborne heads to top of shit heap

Of course, a rich, white, powerful man can decide who he wants to work for and erm, let me check…walk straight in as managing director?

And of course, the guy has no qualifications in AI (because yes, they exist). Instead, he has a 2:1 degree in Modern History.

But we know what OpenAI really want – Osborne’s shady political connections.

Of course, the privately educated, University of Oxford graduate who just happens to be friends with Peter Mandelson and Nathaniel Rothschild. 

So you now have yet another reason to avoid AI.

The same man who gave us austerity is now joining a company that is responsible for destroying the planet.

Osborne is probably about to slash its budget, though.

Chat GTP-austerity, launching in January 2026.

Osborne is not the first disgraced UK politician to join the tech or AI world.

Failing upwards

Of course, a regular person screws up as badly as Osborne, and they probably won’t work again. At least not in such a well-paid or public position.

Obviously, that does not apply when you’re born into privilege and attend private school.

Nothing to see here but a Chancellor who destroyed an entire generation’s future and earning potential by starving the country through austerity measures, now continuing his journey to better and bigger places.

AI is stealing jobs, destroying the planet, killing the creative industries, spreading misinformation, has strong ties to a genocidal, apartheid regime, and is even responsible for the suicides of several children.

So it sounds like just the right amount of shady to say that George Osborne will fit right in.

Featured image via HG 

By HG

This post was originally published on Canary.