Will Griffin: The Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence & AI & Machine Learning

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
April 18, 2023

“As of April 2021, the Department of Defense has been working on 685 projects which are deeply invested in the development of artificial intelligence. Their budget mainly in the joint AI Center has increased dramatically from 89 million dollars in 2019 to 278 million dollars in 2021.

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Will Griffin: Cyberspace Social Media Information War

Hacker in the darkness

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
February 14, 2023

GNspace4peace on Dec 19, 2022

Where does the security state end and social media begin?

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Inflation, Layoffs, and the $1 Trillion War Budget, by Scott Scheffer

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by Scott Scheffer
Struggle ★ La Lucha
February 11, 2023

In January, tech companies laid off 97,020 workers, more than double the layoffs in the first month of last year.

Amazon, Microsoft, and Google were responsible for most of the January cuts – 18,000, 10,000, and 12,000, respectively.

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Ralph Nader: Workplace Surveillance + The Luddite Club

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with Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader Radio Hour on Feb 4, 2023

Ralph welcomes professor Karen Levy, who talks to us about how regulations aimed at making trucking safer have been turned into a tool of corporate surveillance as chronicled in her book Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance.

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Ralph Nader: Big Tech Spying

267/365. Addicted.

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with Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader Radio Hour on Dec. 17, 2022

Ralph welcomes the Washington Post’s technology columnist, Geoffrey Fowler, to explain all the ways your smart devices are gathering information about you, your garage door, your soap dispenser, your vacuum cleaner and even your toilet.

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Will Griffin: Dismantling General Dynamics With The Mapping Project

Will Griffin: Dismantling General Dynamics With The Mapping Project

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
December 5, 2022

“General Dynamics develops biometric technologies which have collected data on over 230 million individuals as well as to develop surveillance systems to legally and illegally monitor their targets.” — Will Griffin

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Ralph Nader: How to Fix Democracy

Democracy Is For People, Not Corporations

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With Ralph Nader

Bertelsmann Foundation on Oct 25, 2019

Consumer advocate, lawyer, and former U.S. presidential candidate Ralph Nader believes that democracy is about civic organization, not just public opinion.

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Will Griffin: Conflicts with Asteroid Mining

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
September 6, 2022

“In reality space imperialism will serve the interests of a small number of capitalists while the overwhelming majority of humanity continues to suffer under poverty, structural violence and the lack of access to resources.” — Will Griffin

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Will Griffin: How Would Space Be Used In War?

Will Griffin: How Would Space Be Used In War?

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
August 4, 2022

“There are endless ways outer space can be used in wars of the 21st century but let’s focus on some of the more probable ones.”

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U.S. China Policy: A Perilous Arms Race Instead of Waging Critical Cooperation, by Ralph Nader

China Industry

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page, July 11, 2022
July 13, 2022

Did the Biden officials know what they were doing when they announced a broad expansion of export controls on China? China is the world’s second-largest economy, which is intricately intertwined with the economy of the U.S. and other nations. This is mainly due to U.S. multinational companies exporting huge slices of our manufacturing economy to China for its cheap labor.

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Will Griffin: Origins of the Modern Surveillance State

DC Rally Against Mass Surveillance

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
July 7, 2022

“Since the dawn of capitalism, the capitalist class has had to keep an eye on the working class in order to keep them in check. This surveillance has been around for a long time but the story of the modern surveillance state begins about a century ago.”

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Will Griffin: The Hidden Problems of Rocket Launch Sites

Rocket 3.1 | Orbital Launch Attempt | Delphin engines

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 29, 2022

“When it comes to launching rockets into outer space, there lies many hidden problems particularly with launch sites. The launching of a rocket before it ever reaches outer space is a major problem. It concerns the environment, nearby wildlife and overwhelmingly impacts the local communities in negative ways.”

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The New Corporate Dictators – Super-Rich and Super-Immune, by Ralph Nader

267/365. Addicted.

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page, May 13, 2022
May 14, 2022

Ever since the heads of East India Trading Company (1600) and Hudson Bay Company (1670), were incorporated by English Royal charters, there have been corporate dictators. Their range and actions, have varied widely however. Today’s new corporate dictators shatter past restraints.

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Abby Martin: How the Media Manufactures “Bloodlust” for War

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with Abby Martin

TheRealNews on Mar 8, 2022

From the moment Russian troops invaded Ukraine the entire corporate media apparatus in the US moved to 24-7 coverage, filling airwaves with talking heads relentlessly beating the drums of war.

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Chris Hedges: Temp: The Real Story of What Happened to Your Salary, Benefits and Job Security

One More Lost Soul

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with Chris Hedges

RT America on Feb 5, 2022

Chris Hedges discusses the gig economy with Louis Hyman, professor of economic history at Cornell University.

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