AI Peter Thiel claims AI is "Leninist" and "literally communist" in a sprawling speech for a think tank Thom Dunn
scholarship #NoTechForICE: Calling on ACM to cancel Palantir's sponsorship of the first ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law Cory Doctorow
politics Peter Thiel 'most scared' of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, accuses Google of treason. Trump agrees. Xeni Jardin
security Leaked Palantir 'Gotham' user manual shows how fast police and government can grab your info Xeni Jardin
corruption Mysterious New Orleans "anti-crime" camera emblazoned with NOPD logos outside surveillance contractor's house is disavowed by NOPD Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole Palantir has figured out how to make money by using algorithms to ascribe guilt to people, now they're looking for new customers Cory Doctorow
surveillance The idea behind Cambridge Analytica's Facebook data-harvesting app came from a Palantir employee, with support from Eric Schmidt's daughter Cory Doctorow
police New Orleans Police used predictive policing without telling the city's elected officials Seamus Bellamy
politics Before standing for the Democratic nomination in a NY congressional race, Patrick Ryan was in business spying on union organizers and left-wing activists Cory Doctorow
Business More reporting links Clearview AI to Trump-aligned racists, neo-Nazis, and alt-right trolls Xeni Jardin
class war Top tech grads are increasingly unwilling to work for Big Tech, viewing it as a new, unethical Wall Street Cory Doctorow
