@davidculley @aral

That would include the IDF itself which developed the Lavender AI targeting system used to evil effect in Gaza. #murdertech
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/israel-gaza-ai-database-hamas-airstrikes

‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets

Israeli intelligence sources reveal use of ‘Lavender’ system in Gaza war and claim permission given to kill civilians in pursuit of low-ranking militants

The Guardian

So what are the top murdertech companies at the moment? (The ones enabling mass murder of civilians through AI, surveillance,
etc.)

• Palantir
• Google
• Microsoft
• OpenAI
• Anthropic
• IBM
• …

… did I forget any? Feel free to reply and add to the list.

#murdertech #AI

I keep a spreadsheet of companies I'm considering and NOT considering when job searching. The latter list is pretty short because I've only put companies on when one that I don't like reaches out to me via a recruiter. But maybe I should add all of these to my list. https://mailchi.mp/8e02a45c542a/venture-capitals-weapons-boom?e=693f80d095

My first job out of college was actually with an airforce subcontractor building procurement tools for maintenance. I somewhat regret it but it seems far less harmful than this crap.

#tech #ai #MurderTech

‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza

Concerns over data-driven ‘factory’ that significantly increases the number of targets for strikes in the Palestinian territory

The Guardian

If virtual murder were possible, bloody Microsoft with pushing bloody Edge everywhere would be at the top of my list. Outlook defaulting to Edge is the latest bloody travesty.

I swear my next machine is going to be a Mac.

#Enshitification #Microsoft #ads #MurderTech