Thank you Linda, for this comprehensive and courageously written series. I have learned so much. Bertell's words of encouragement to 'refuse to be boxed into a death pattern" resonates at both the personal and political level of how i would like to be able to respond to the persistent and insidious descent into technological slavery. Lately, I find it necessary to consciously enact a daily practice of willfulness -- to not slip completely into the abyss of despair. It helps to hear a robin sing a few notes announcing spring's renewal
Thanks for this series, Linda. I've really enjoyed it. I also appreciate the way you have provided context and your analysis. I've been stalled writing an essay about the use of fear from childhood on up, and you've inspired me to get back to it.
Really great article or rather series of articles. Bertell's and Franklin's (and Pannozzo's) words resonate so powerfully given the dystopian nightmare we are rapidly descending into and where our only hopes of extricating ourselves from it lie.
re "For instance, when it comes to warfare, we are seeing in Gaza (in real time) how surveillance networks can be used, where targeted, nearly autonomous bombings are made possible by Palantir's AI-generated kill lists. The targeting program called “Lavender”—about as Orwellian as you can get—relies on surveillance networks to first determine who the targets are."
Shockingly, it actually can get quite a bit more Orwellian, and in this very context. Israel's other Peter Thiel/Palantir-assisted AI targeting system used in Gaza is called "Habsora", Hebrew for "The Gospel". So an AI system named after the book that enjoins us to love our neighbour as ourself is employed to facilitate one of the world's most sadistic and violent mass-extermination campaigns.
Thank you Linda, for this comprehensive and courageously written series. I have learned so much. Bertell's words of encouragement to 'refuse to be boxed into a death pattern" resonates at both the personal and political level of how i would like to be able to respond to the persistent and insidious descent into technological slavery. Lately, I find it necessary to consciously enact a daily practice of willfulness -- to not slip completely into the abyss of despair. It helps to hear a robin sing a few notes announcing spring's renewal
Thank you so much for your thoughts throughout the series, as always. The wild birds bring me a lot of joy and solace too.
Thanks for this series, Linda. I've really enjoyed it. I also appreciate the way you have provided context and your analysis. I've been stalled writing an essay about the use of fear from childhood on up, and you've inspired me to get back to it.
Really great article or rather series of articles. Bertell's and Franklin's (and Pannozzo's) words resonate so powerfully given the dystopian nightmare we are rapidly descending into and where our only hopes of extricating ourselves from it lie.
re "For instance, when it comes to warfare, we are seeing in Gaza (in real time) how surveillance networks can be used, where targeted, nearly autonomous bombings are made possible by Palantir's AI-generated kill lists. The targeting program called “Lavender”—about as Orwellian as you can get—relies on surveillance networks to first determine who the targets are."
Shockingly, it actually can get quite a bit more Orwellian, and in this very context. Israel's other Peter Thiel/Palantir-assisted AI targeting system used in Gaza is called "Habsora", Hebrew for "The Gospel". So an AI system named after the book that enjoins us to love our neighbour as ourself is employed to facilitate one of the world's most sadistic and violent mass-extermination campaigns.
I'm speechless. Yes, more Orwellian (and evil) is apparently possible. Thanks for the kind words, Brooks.