I mean that was referenced in Die Another Day back in 2002. North Korean operatives being schooled at Western Universities.

Are they just attempting to throw the concept of “standing” clear out the window?

IBM is in the business of consulting. They don’t want their business model getting usurped. Imagine if everyone had access to a bot that could do IBMs job.

I don’t like AI, but this is one reason I can see him saying that.

The cynic in me says this is an attempt to force private keys in-country and Swiss Datacenters which would then be subject to their laws and could be easier subpoenaed

I mean judo is the art of folding clothes while people are still wearing them, why not wash them first.

I always thought that the municipality should own the last mile. FTTP for every unit, then the ISPs could run their lines to a local POP and just cross-connect to the house, apartment or whatever that wants their services. That way it would reduce the infrastructure that an ISP needs and also increases the available choices for a customer.

Payment for the municipal last mile could either be leveraged via your taxes or a fee that is paid by the ISP (which inevitably would be paid by the customer anyway)