Comment on Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’
CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 weeks ago
Can anyone ELI5 how they’re using AI for genocide? I have awful IT skills so I don’t understand AI
From the article:
The Israeli military uses Microsoft Azure to compile information gathered through mass surveillance, which it transcribes and translates, including phone calls, texts and audio messages, according to an Israeli intelligence officer who works with the systems.
From my understanding, they use AI to automate the processing of text, audio, and video data collected by the intelligence services.
AI is being pushed into war machines big time. America and China are both working on it. With ukraine showing how incredibly effective drones are in warfare, just imagine the damage and destruction a swarm of drones controlled by an AI could cause.
Its scary and awful
Hey, I’ve seen that episode of Black Mirror!
But critics warn the [AI] system is unproven at best — and at worst, providing a technological justification for the killing of thousands of Palestinian civilians.
This 2023 article didn’t age well.
The critics were right
Fucking hell that’s bad
Here’s her words on it
When I moved to AI Platform, I was excited to contribute to cutting-edge AI technology and its applications for the good of humanity: accessibility products, translation services, and tools to “empower every human and organization to achieve more.” I was not informed that Microsoft would sell my work to the Israeli military and government, with the purpose of spying on and murdering journalists, doctors, aid workers, and entire civilian families. If I knew my work on transcription scenarios would help spy on and transcribe phone calls to better target Palestinians (source), I would not have joined this organization and contributed to genocide. I did not sign up to write code that violates human rights.
Stop believing in the veneer of smartness and superiority around these genocidal fuckers.
There is no NON ELI5 explanation here of how they’re using AI for genocide, because the truth is horrible, stupid and brutal.
They are using AI because it is the best tool bullshitters have currently to offload blame for things they chose to do onto obscure abstract entities like corporations, AI decisions and other bullshit.
There is nothing more to it than that, I promise you, it is all just layers of bullshit that is attempting to obscure culpability for participating in a genocide, and honestly it is the perfect technology for that.
There are also many professors doing smart drones. I was in one conference and they were showing off drones flying by themselves and showed the difference between different weather and everything.
GreyAlien@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
In long.
In short:
Additional informations: Project Nimbus
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Holy fuck!
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
this is comedically evil I don’t even know what to say
stormdahl@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That is seriously dystopian. Wow, what the fuck…
CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 weeks ago
When families were present??? That’s indefensible. It’s not just the children in the home, it’s all the neighbours kids, visitors and passers by. It’s inhumane.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Google and Amazon are mentioned in the Wikipedia article but not Microsoft.
Not defending them, just asking for better evidence.
Bazoogle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Microsoft isn’t mentioned in the text, but the 3rd citation is a reference to Microsoft: Microsoft to Launch Much Awaited Cloud Server Farm in Israel in 2021
Separately, I did a quick search: Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Thanks. Not doubting, but it’s good to have detailed sources.