“From economy of occupation to economy of genocide” Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur, details in remarkably clear words how companies across the world derive benefits from the suffering of people in Gaza. It’s vast - arms, finance, construction, tech, but also universities. “[E]nding it will not happen without holding the private sector accountable, including its executives.” Read the report (incl calls to action for govts+companies): 📄.pdf
@danmcquillan is on #TWSU with @Paris Marx and has a clear view on AI use cases: "But the other thing is that it is quite good at being destructive. It is not very good at actually optimising, actually reliably predicting or generating something that can be trusted enough to be a functional part for society. It is quite good at intervening in ways which in which collateral damage does not matter, and you can think of that as anywhere from DOGE to Gaza." Great episode!👇