The article discusses the growing interest in AI from governments and the need for discipline in government technology investment. The authors argue that many government technology projects fail due to a lack of clear rationale, inadequate funding, and top-down approaches to development. They highlight examples like Quaero and Gaia-X, which had confused rationales and unrealistic resource commitments. They also critique the UK’s science and technology policy for being incoherent and inefficient. The authors propose tests for government investment in technology and suggest defense innovation and compute power for research as compelling sectors for government involvement. They emphasize the importance of discipline and allowing bad projects to fail.
https://www.airstreet.com/blog/government-tech-investment