Having Sucked America Dry, Tech Giants Seek New Markets Beyond Reach of US Antitrust Laws

An aggressive push to consolidate companies in the tech sector, coupled with the world’s ever-increasing dependence on digital platforms and tools, is quickly leading to a crisis of sovereignty.

Raul Diego
By Raul Diego
Zuckerberg Modi

The American consumer market for big tech gadgets appears to have reached the point of saturation as the novelty of mobile devices and laptops plateau and the persistent lockdown sees savings dwindle and discretionary spending disappear. Apple, which has enjoyed reigning over the smartphone market for more than a decade, has been forced to drop its

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How the Us National Security State Is Using Coronavirus to Fulfill an Orwellian Vision

Last year a government commission called for the US to adopt an AI-driven mass surveillance system far beyond that used in any other country. Now, many of the “obstacles” cited as preventing its implementation are being removed under the guise of combating coronavirus.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
artificial intelligence coronavirus feature photo

WASHINGTON DC (The Last American Vagabond) — Last year, a U.S. government body dedicated to examining how artificial intelligence can “address the national security and defense needs of the United States” discussed in detail the “structural” changes that the American economy and society must undergo in order to ensure a technological advantage over

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With New Patents Facebook Brings Us One Step Close to a Dystopian Future

Big Tech’s social media universe is, as one reformed “choice architect” put it, “an attention seeking gravitational wormhole” that sucks you into their profit seeking universe.

Mark Kernan
By Mark Kernan
Mark Zuckerberg | Facebook

This year Facebook filed two very interesting patents in the US. One was a patent for emotion recognition technology; which recognises human emotions through facial expressions and so can therefore assess what mood we are in at any given time-happy or anxious for example. This can be done either by a webcam or through a phone cam. The technology is

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Artificial Intelligence Experts Warn of ‘Dystopian Future With Robots Flying Around Killing Everybody’

Experts warn autonomous weapons “could become powerful instruments of violence and oppression” and “easily spark an arms race” worldwide.

Jessica Corbett
By Jessica Corbett
Elon Musk: Why Artificial Intelligence Is More Dangerous Than North Korea

Thousands of artificial intelligence (AI) experts and developers have signed a pledge vowing to "neither participate in nor support the development, manufacture, trade, or use of lethal autonomous weapons," and imploring governments worldwide to work together to "create a future with strong international norms, regulations, and laws" barring

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Drones Will Soon Use Artificial Intelligence to Decide Who to Kill

Once complete, these drones will represent the ultimate militarisation of AI and trigger vast legal and ethical implications for wider society.

Peter Lee
By Peter Lee
UK Drone operators

The US Army recently announced that it is developing the first drones that can spot and target vehicles and people using artificial intelligence (AI). This is a big step forward. Whereas current military drones are still controlled by people, this new technology will decide who to kill with almost no human involvement. Once complete, these

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What The Establishment’s Bot Hysteria Reveals About Their View Of The Masses

The convergence of robotics and artificial intelligence will have nothing to do with Russians, but everything to do with American technocrats and their military industrial cousins who are all too eager to reclaim control of the societal narrative.

Elizabeth Vos
By Elizabeth Vos
R. A. Di Ieso/Vocativ

SILICON VALLEY -- (Disobedient Media) -- The only apparatus that could hope to match the soullessness of the psychopaths that run our planet is manifested in the rise of artificial intelligence, paired with robots, which press reports indicate will replace vast sections of the beleaguered human workforce within decades. It is particularly ironic,

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