Article 739XP UK names Barnsley as first Tech Town to see whether AI can fix... well, anything

UK names Barnsley as first Tech Town to see whether AI can fix... well, anything

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Story ImageSouth Yorkshire becomes ground zero for nationwide experiment with 500K seed funding

AI-pocalypse Barnsley, a town in South Yorkshire, England, best known for coal mining and glassmaking, is being thrust into the limelight as the country's first "Tech Town" - shoehorning AI into everything from local businesses to public services....

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