Meredith WhittakerApr 3, 2024

I have a lot more to say, but I'll hold it for now and simply wonder aloud...

Which BigTech clouds are the "Lavender" & "Where's Daddy?" AI systems running on? What APIs are they using? Which libraries are they calling?

What work did my former colleagues, did I, did *you* contribute to that may now be enabling this automated slaughter?

(Also, content warning. This is some of the sickest shit I've ever read.)

https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/

‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza

The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.

+972 Magazine
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@Mer__edith How much would you bet against IBM being involved here? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/mar/29/humanities.highereducation
IBM 'dealt directly with Holocaust organisers'

Newly discovered documents from Hitler's Germany prove that IBM directly supplied the Nazis with technology which was used to help transport millions of people to their deaths in the concentration camps.

The Guardian
Apr 3, 2024 at 10:31pmWeb