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US Completely Fucks International Relations, Oil Markets and Global Economy in Order To Replace Ayatollah Khamenei With Ayatollah Khamenei — The Shovel

"We have totally and comprehensively changed the first name of Iran’s leader for ever”

The Shovel
Ghost of Gallipoli: US warships cannot control the Strait of Hormuz | The Strategist

One factor should dominate global strategic policymaking today: that the Strait of Hormuz will re-open only with the consent of the Iranian government. No amount of US naval power can either force passage or safeguard ...

The Strategist

I learned a new word today.

'Binfluencer'

That's the guy on your street who puts the correct bin out early each week, thus signalling to everyone else which one they need to take out.

There was a young man from Peru
Whose limericks stopped at line two
Hard to express how much I love this:
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“Americans are very lucky, because wherever they go to bring freedom… they find oil.”

— Italian journalist and satirist Michele Serra

#iran

Sooo, what're YOU been doing lately?

This is a good overview of the recent/current debacle about ethical ai use by the military.

The Pentagon strongarmed AI firms before Iran strikes – in dark news for the future of ‘ethical AI’
The Pentagon strongarmed AI firms before Iran strikes – in dark news for the future of ‘ethical AI’ https://share.google/DDupyJuoBMdBb1ftB

#ai
#aiwarfare
#ethics
#Demoncracy

The Pentagon strongarmed AI firms before Iran strikes – in dark news for the future of ‘ethical AI’

Questions about ethical AI may go out the window when democratic norms are collapsing.

The Conversation
Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?

An anthropologist’s new book lays out the formula for human innovation, from stone tools to supercomputers. Depending on developments in the next few years, AI could hit the gas or the brakes.

The Conversation