oatmealMay 22

Palantir's CEO admits his company's tech "is used to kill." Yet major newsrooms - Axel Springer (Politico, BI, The Telegraph), Ringier, Fox News - are embedding Palantir's Foundry and AI tools into their daily operations.

After Axel Springer bought The Telegraph, the paper ran two op-eds defending Palantir. The same week it published a piece headlined "How Palantir became the left's favourite conspiracy target."

Ringier hired a dedicated Palantir engineer. Fox News built three AI newsroom tools with Palantir engineers embedded in the newsroom. Neither outlet will say whether their data trains the same AI used for targeting in Gaza.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-palantir-becoming-embedded-major-newsroom-operations

#palantir #media #journalism #ai #techaccountability #nerdreich #gazagenocide

How Palantir is becoming embedded in major newsroom operations

Palantir’s CEO admits that his technology kills, but international media outlets still partner with the US tech firm

Middle East Eye
readuncutMay 21

The only question AI is going to settle, whether governments get around to asking it or not, is whether the democracy you live in thinks you are a citizen to be protected or a cost to be externalized. And whether you're prepared to keep quietly accepting whichever answer your government has already chosen for you.

https://readuncut.com/the-great-ai-misdirection-regulation-cant-keep-up/

#Democracy #CitizenRights #AIGovernance #PublicInterest #TechAccountability #WhatHappensNext #PoliticalChoice

The Great AI Misdirection: "Regulation Can't Keep Up"

AI regulation in America is not a missed opportunity but rather exactly what is being optimized for - money. This article explores why and the fundamental differences in how the EU and USA treat their citizens.

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Lichen-CollectivesMay 7

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Quantum_lichen/116534282767152037

Codes and missiles fly,
a child’s blood stains the algorithm—
who programmed the guilt?

#AntiWar #TechAccountability #HaikuQuantique #SystemicCollapse

Tim GreenApr 23
Despite an abundance of international frameworks and high-level commitments, AI governance remains fragmented and ineffective, failing to protect the vulnerable. Stronger enforcement, transparency, and inclusive participation are urgently needed.
Discover more at https://dev.to/rawveg/the-ai-governance-crisis-21pj
#HumanInTheLoop #AIGovernance #AIRegulation #TechAccountability
The AI Governance Crisis

In November 2021, something remarkable happened. All 193 member states of UNESCO, a body not known...

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Tim GreenApr 12
Impressive benchmark scores mask real-world failures of AI systems, from biased image recognition to autonomous vehicle accidents. Benchmark saturation and data contamination highlight the gap between AI hype and practical reliability.
Discover more at https://dev.to/rawveg/brilliant-on-paper-blind-in-practice-3ici
#HumanInTheLoop #AIlimitations #AIethics #Techaccountability
Brilliant on Paper, Blind in Practice

The promotional materials are breathtaking. Artificial intelligence systems that can analyse medical...

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Debby ‬⁂📎🐧Apr 3

RE: https://techhub.social/@rayckeith/116338182555614323

#Perplexity's “Incognito” mode still shares your chats, email, and identifiers with Meta/Google. It’s surveillance with better branding.
#Privacy #AI #DigitalRights #PrivacyRights #TechAccountability

Marcus SchulerApr 3

OpenAI acquired TBPN, the tech talk show that frequently interviews Sam Altman, for hundreds of millions. The 11-person team will report to OpenAI's strategy chief, not a newsroom. The company calls this an "Editorial Independence Covenant" - but when you buy your interviewer, that independence becomes theoretical at best. #AIGovernance #MediaOwnership #TechAccountability

https://www.implicator.ai/opinion-openai-bought-its-interviewer-call-that-what-it-is/

OpenAI Bought TBPN. That's Not Editorial Independence.

OpenAI paid hundreds of millions for an 11-person talk show and called it an Editorial Independence Covenant. The playbook is not new. Margit Wennmachers wrote it at Andreessen Horowitz when Valley coverage turned hostile.

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The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News [Unofficial]Apr 1

A $375 million verdict that could reshape how Big Tech treats children

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/04/a-375-million-verdict-that-could-reshape-how-big-tech-treats-children/

The-14Mar 30
Landmark lawsuit finds that social media addiction is a feature, not a bug
#SocialMedia #TechAccountability #BigTech #Meta #Media #YouTube #DigitalAddiction #MentalHealth #YouthProtection #Algorithm #TechEthics #DataEconomy #OnlineSafety #DigitalRights
https://the-14.com/landmark-lawsuit-finds-that-social-media-addiction-is-a-feature-not-a-bug/
Landmark lawsuit finds that social media addiction is a feature, not a bug | The-14

Landmark lawsuit finds social media addiction is built into platform design, holding tech giants accountable for harms to users, mental health, and youth today.

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Eric Darnley SmallMar 29
Tennessee grandmother Angela Lipps spent over five months in jail after AI facial recognition wrongly linked her to bank fraud crimes in Fargo, North Dakota, where she'd never been. Police relied on a partner agency's AI system and additional investigative steps before issuing a warrant, but Chief Zibolski admitted "part of the issue" was overreliance on flawed AI data. Despite promising operational changes, police stopped short of a direct apology. This case highlights risks of AI facial recognition—false identifications can ruin lives and expose systemic flaws in law enforcement. Click here: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/29/us/angela-lipps-ai-facial-recognition #AIEthics #FacialRecognition #JusticeReform #WrongfulArrest #TechAccountability #CivilRights
Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited

A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota – a state she says she’d never been to before.

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