Britain's elite universities are receiving substantial funding from Meta, totaling £2.8 million last year and £7.7 million over the last four years. This raises concerns regarding the implications of accepting such funding, particularly amid scrutiny of Meta's handling of harmful content and lobbying concerns. Institutions like Imperial College and Oxford are among the beneficiaries, but campaigners are urging more cautious engagement. Critics argue for transparency in funding to maintain academic integrity, as some researchers now regret their past associations with Meta funding amidst these controversies.
"Tech funding of universities is just one strand of a deliberate system of lobbying. Individual academics should display not only where their funds come from, but how much."
"Oxford University has accepted £1.8m over the past four years for projects like developing Large Language Models, while emphasizing adherence to guidelines safeguarding academic freedom."
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