In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg called privacy the future of social networking. Not anymore.
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Inside the backlash to the AI war machine
06/03/2026 | 15 mins.
A protest at OpenAI headquarters suggests the backlash to military AI is growing — even if its politics are still half-formed. PLUS: The Pentagon declares Anthropic a supply chain risk.
Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/openai-protest-military-ai-movement/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What is OpenAI going to do when the truth comes out?
03/03/2026 | 21 mins.
Sam Altman’s deal with the Pentagon seems too good to be true. What happens when the public realizes that?
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The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived
27/02/2026 | 17 mins.
AI safety researchers have long worried that a government would seek to use AI for domestic surveillance and autonomous killing. The Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic threatens to make it a reality.
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The infinite scroll goes on trial
20/02/2026 | 6 mins.
Testifying before a jury in LA, Mark Zuckerberg makes the case that platform design is about free expression. But the walls are closing in on Section 230. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/the-infinite-scroll-goes-on-trial/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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