Anduril Industries: A aerospace-defense tech company (founded by Peter Thiel associate Palmer Lucky) planning a massive Ohio manufacturing hub (near Columbus).

• Competing with Boeing/Lockheed, Trump Pentagon contracts, and anti-drone systems.
  
• Drones: Evolving into autonomous warfare swarms, border surveillance, police tech.
  
• Pollution risks for Southside communities, potential land-use conflicts with farmers.
• Zoning: November 2025 vote in an Ohio county relevant to Anduril’s plans for land use.
• Public awareness campaigns face divisive rhetoric framing opposition to military contractors as anti-job growth.
• JobsOhio: Secret funding for Anduril, obscene tax incentives, lack of transparency.

Veterans For Peace (VFP) Event, August 16: Film screening and panel discussion on Appalachia’s nuclear risks (3:30 PM, Columbus Main Library).

#Andruil

OpenAI'M: Micros(ha)ft Shell Company Using Its Technology To Kill

Earlier this month, the company that brings us ChatGPT announced its partnership with California-based weapons company, Anduril, to produce AI weapons. The OpenAI-Anduril system, which was tested in California at the end of November, permits the sharing of data between external parties for decision making on the battlefield. This fits squarely within the US military and OpenAI’s plans to normalize the use of AI on the battlefield.

Anduril, based in Costa Mesa, makes AI-powered drones, missiles, and radar systems, including surveillance towers, Sentry systems, currently used at US military bases worldwide as well as the US-Mexico border and on the British coastline to detect migrants on boats. On December 3rd, they received a three-year contract with the Pentagon for a system that gives soldiers AI solutions during attacks.

https://original.antiwar.com/Nuvpreet_Kalra/2024/12/26/openai-is-using-its-technology-to-kill/

#microShaft #andruIl #opEnaI #micrOSOft #chATGpt #calIFornIa #mexico #uk #hcaptcha #gazaGenocide

I simply do not understand the psychology of tech dudes who look at #dystopic visions of killer #drone swarms and think "I should really invest my millions of startup gains in figuring out how to kill people more cheaply with robots."

https://youtu.be/kFSR6OuWVQ4?si=34WwcFP2iV82Px_L&t=964

#andruil

Good essay in the WSJ about the coming AI-orchestrated drone warfare. An apt comparison is made to the 16-foot spear and phalanx formation that Alexander used to defeat war chariots and elephants. There's talk about the need for the OODA loop for defenders to outpace AI-orchestrated drone attacks. Pretty sobering stuff.

Free WSJ link:
https://www.wsj.com/tech/drone-swarms-are-about-to-change-the-balance-of-military-power-e091aa6f?st=pq3c129zgjqx4ky&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

As much as I dislike our military industrial complex, I'd hate to see this capability in the hands of our adversaries only. See this Andruil video for an idea of what they're developing with their Lattice framework for coordinating drone and human warfighters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpFFScTovII

#dronewarfare #andruil #ai