Hands down the best thing I've read on AI and the attacks on Iran

We at @brennancenter.org found that Palantir’s defense revenue surged over the last decade. 2025 was their most profitable year ever. Numbers can mislead. But sometimes they just don’t lie. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

How Palantir, not Anthropic, led US bombs to kill 175 civilians, mostly 7-12yo girls, in a school in Minab, Iran on Feb 28. How embedding automation - not LLMs in this case, just image processing and sensor fusion - in military workflows mutes human judgment, causes errors, & diverts accountability.

This is the Garda Siochana (Recording Devices) Amendment Bill 2025 We're told this is not the much talked about FRT bill as that is, as yet, unwritten. But it's unclear what this novel term "biometric analysis" actually means. It is not defined in the AI Act. data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachta...

1/ The dispute between Anthropic and DOD over the limits of using AI in warfare is escalating. I’ll have more to say on what these limits should be in a @brennancenter.org report out next month. But for now, here’s what you need to know, and what’s truly at stake 🧵: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...

Amazing colleagues @djleufer.bsky.social and Vlad have just finished a triad of articles analizing LLMs and fleshing out the reasons why we should stop the push to make the much-hyped word-guessing machines ubiquitous. Check it out: www.accessnow.org/artificial-i... @accessnow.org

Have you ever asked a question ChatGPT refuses to answer? Or used an AI agent that deleted your data? Check out part 3 of our blog series on AI and Digital Security, where we explore how AI tools impact access to and availability of systems we rely on:

We’re back with a reminder: don’t forget to register for “The AI Cyber Nexus: a strategic dialogue on global security, trust, and governance,” where we’ll explore how AI governance and cybersecurity intersect and what it means for people’s rights. www.accessnow.org/event/access...

AWO’s Algorithm Governance Roundup is out! This month, we spoke to Daniel Leufer @djleufer.bsky.social about how the AI Omnibus could weaken fundamental rights safeguards in the AI Act.👇 eomail5.com/web-version?...

Newsletter is out! Was great to speak to @djleufer.bsky.social about how the EU's AI Omnibus undermines key AI Act transparency requirements – which were a crucial step towards accountability & fundamental rights redress – and the broader context of simplification. Well worth a read here.👇

Has your favorite chatbot spilled your gossip? Did an AI agent just expose your credit card details? Our new blog series on AI and digital security shows how AI tools threaten privacy and confidentiality, and why human rights safeguards are essential. www.accessnow.org/artificial-i...

Digital Rights Are on the Chopping Block in the European Commission’s Omnibus #DigitalOmnibus By @djleufer.bsky.social of @accessnow.org www.techpolicy.press/digital-righ...

Big news this evening This EU ruling has been 7 years in the making www.iccl.ie/digital-data...

This is bleak reading

Looking forward to this vital discussion at @cpdpconferences.bsky.social next week

Looking forward to this vital discussion at @cpdpconferences.bsky.social next week

Technologies at war: The role of tech companies & the EU in facilitating war crimes and genocide in Gaza Organised by @accessnow.org with Daniel Leufer (moderator), Marwa Fatafta, Sarah Chander, @docmattmoudi.bsky.social, @lydiadeleeuw.bsky.social More info: cpdp.be/1936 #TheWorldIsWatching #CPDP

A major win for privacy! Israeli spyware company NSO has been ordered to pay almost $168 million in damages for targeting WhatsApp with Pegasus spyware. Access Now and partners will continue to advocate for NSO to be held accountable for its actions. www.accessnow.org/press-releas...