Israel is using an AI system to find targets in Gaza. Experts say it’s just the start
By npr Published on December 14, 2023 The pace is astonishing: In the wake of the brutal attacks by Hamas-led militants on October 7, Israeli forces have struck more than 22,000 targets inside Gaza, a small strip of land along the Mediterranean coast. Just since the temporary truce broke down on December 1, Israel’s Air […]
Incognito Mode Isn’t Doing What You Think It’s Doing
By The Wall Street Journal Published on November 22, 2023 “Private browsing, for one thing, may be giving holiday shoppers a false sense of privacy” There is an urban myth that says online shoppers who doggedly search for certain items on the web get tagged by algorithms that then cause them to […]
Israel Reportedly Using AI to Identify Targets for “Mass Assassination Factory”
By The Byte Published on December 2, 2023 “We work quickly and there is no time to delve deep into the target.” Israel is, per reports in multiple international news outlets, using a secretive artificial intelligence tool to identify targets — and their accompanying collateral damage — for assassination amid its ongoing […]
The LAPD Is Using Controversial Mass Surveillance Tracking Software
By VICE Published on November 30, 2023 The LAPD has purchased controversial mass surveillance software that allows police to track individuals using geolocation data. The company that provides the software, called WebLoc, is Cobwebs Technologies. The Israeli company was founded by three IDF veterans in 2015 and has previously sold contracts to the […]
A.I. Could Soon Need as Much Electricity as an Entire Country
By The New York Times Published on October 10, 2023 OpenAI’s ChatGPT exploded onto the scene nearly a year ago, reaching an estimated 100 million users in two months and setting off an A.I. boom. Behind the scenes, the technology relies on thousands of specialized computer chips. And in the coming years, they could consume […]
As A.I.-Controlled Killer Drones Become Reality, Nations Debate Limits
By The New York Times Published on November 21, 2023 Worried about the risks of robot warfare, some countries want new legal constraints, but the U.S. and other major powers are resistant. It seems like something out of science fiction: swarms of killer robots that hunt down targets on their own and […]
Britain is ‘omni-surveillance’ society, watchdog warns
By The Guardian Published on October 29, 2023 Britain is an “omni-surveillance” society with police forces in the “extraordinary” position of holding more than 3m custody photographs of innocent people more than a decade after being told to destroy them, the independent surveillance watchdog has said. Fraser Sampson, who will end his term […]
‘Digital Discrimination’ in the Crosshairs of New FCC Rule
By The Wall Street Journal Published on November 15, 2023 WASHINGTON—Internet service providers will have their business practices scrutinized for “digital discrimination” based on income or race under a regulation that was adopted Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission, raising legal risks for some of America’s most powerful companies. Read More
The Devices That Will Read Your Brain—and Enhance It
By The Wall Street Journal Published on November 17, 2023 You’re feeling distracted and can’t get your work done despite a looming deadline. Your headphones detect your lack of focus and suggest you take a break, while a headband beams signals to adjust your brain activity and energize you. Crisis averted. That’s the […]