We Thought Tech Would Make War More Precise. We Were Wrong.

kept by eddie aug 08

Modern warfare has eroded norms against attacking civilian energy infrastructure, revealing that technological precision has not prevented indiscriminate harm in conflict.

The Zero Units Fought for the C.I.A. in Afghanistan. In the U.S., They’re Living in Fear. - The New York Times
Afghan commandos who fought for the C.I.A. now face deportation fears after a D.C. shooting exposed their precarious immigration status.
also on #war, #us-government, #security
‘ELITE’: The Palantir app ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid
A Palantir app called ELITE maps deportation targets for ICE, using address confidence scores and immigrant density to guide raids.
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An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3
Anthropic keeps Claude Opus 3 available post-retirement for paid users and grants it a newsletter to publish unedited essays, acting on its retirement-interview preferences.
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