Air Date 7/9/2025
It's an old joke that "military intelligence" is a good example of an oxymoron so I just asked an AI chatbot to finish a joke about what a military becomes when they implement artificial intelligence. It said, "an oxymoron squared - or as the generals call it, "strategically enhanced stupidity with a confidence interval of 95%" which is not funny but still managed to be pretty on point regarding the dangers of overconfidence that inevitably follows from the implementation of new technology.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: Empire of AI w/ Karen Hao - Why Is This Happening - Air Date 6-3-25
KP 2: The REAL Reason Investors Are Going All In on Palantir - More Perfect Union - Air Date 6-24-25
KP 3: The New Military Industry Complex w Sam Biddle Part 1- Tech Won't Save Us - Air Date 6-5-25
KP 4: Jeff Hauser on DOGE After Musk, Katya Schwenk on Boeing Deal - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-6-25
(00:55:20) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On the coming merger between big tech and the military
DEEPER DIVES
(01:00:39) SECTION A: SURVEILLANCE
A2: The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan) - Robert Reich - Air Date 6-10-25
A4: Empire of AI w/ Karen Hao Part 2 - Why Is This Happening - Air Date
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