Source: New York Post
“The center of the U.S. military-industrial complex has been shifting over the past decade from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to Northern California — a shift that is accelerating with the rise of artificial intelligence-based systems, according to a report published Wednesday. The report (entitledHow Big Tech and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex) was authored by Roberto J. Gonzalez, a professor of cultural anthropology at San Jose State University, for the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International & Public Affairs. The new paper comes amid the contentious rise of AI-powered lethal autonomous weapons systems, or killer robots; increasing reliance upon AI on battlefields from Gaza to Ukraine; and growing backlash from tech workers opposed to their companies’ products and services being used to commit or enable war crimes.” (04/17/24)
https://www.commondreams.org/news/military-industrial-complex-big-tech