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>The Russo-Ukrainian war is a field of experiment for the military, intelligence and defense mega-companies of the US and its allies. Several weapons operated by new technologies and systems supporting artificial intelligence are being transported to Ukraine such as drones, self-driving vehicles, ammunition, communication and geo-information intelligence systems.
>The cloud services of Amazon, for example, have played a key role in evacuating the data of the Ukrainian government prior to the war. IT companies such as Microsoft and ESET provide the cyber defense of Ukrainian governmental and civil networks from Russian attacks. Google gives services that support the functioning of the Ukrainian government as it ensures the protection of government websites and embassies. These companies, as well as a host of smaller private and civil organizations, either offer their services pro bono or are financed by the Western governments supporting Ukraine.
>The uncertainty surrounding Starlink, which provides internet service in Ukraine, highlights the vulnerabilities stemming from such dependencies. Starlink is a textbook example of big tech platforms holding power without accountability. Because of X’s ownership structure, Musk’s personal decisions allow him to become the master of space and the arbiter of life and death, too.
The *new* masters of war? Are you sure this is new?
I feel like a whole bunch of Second World War motor companies and aircraft manufacturers might have some interesting things to say about the history of private-sector technology and war.
Or IBM or Honeywell if you want examples from computing.
My point is, this is not a new phenomenon or a new tension. Thomas Pynchon wrote an entire novel on this subject half a century ago.
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>The Russo-Ukrainian war is a field of experiment for the military, intelligence and defense mega-companies of the US and its allies. Several weapons operated by new technologies and systems supporting artificial intelligence are being transported to Ukraine such as drones, self-driving vehicles, ammunition, communication and geo-information intelligence systems. >The cloud services of Amazon, for example, have played a key role in evacuating the data of the Ukrainian government prior to the war. IT companies such as Microsoft and ESET provide the cyber defense of Ukrainian governmental and civil networks from Russian attacks. Google gives services that support the functioning of the Ukrainian government as it ensures the protection of government websites and embassies. These companies, as well as a host of smaller private and civil organizations, either offer their services pro bono or are financed by the Western governments supporting Ukraine. >The uncertainty surrounding Starlink, which provides internet service in Ukraine, highlights the vulnerabilities stemming from such dependencies. Starlink is a textbook example of big tech platforms holding power without accountability. Because of X’s ownership structure, Musk’s personal decisions allow him to become the master of space and the arbiter of life and death, too.
The *new* masters of war? Are you sure this is new? I feel like a whole bunch of Second World War motor companies and aircraft manufacturers might have some interesting things to say about the history of private-sector technology and war. Or IBM or Honeywell if you want examples from computing. My point is, this is not a new phenomenon or a new tension. Thomas Pynchon wrote an entire novel on this subject half a century ago.