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Jim Killock

RE: https://thecanadian.social/@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty/116737370419074559 Repeat performance. Safe social systems banned by safety legislation in favour of unsafe but compliance-compatible tech vultures pecking away merrily at the dying body of human dignity.

New Health sec James Murray MP wants the NHS to "put our feet to the floor on reform". Isn't speeding up and taking risks how people end up in A&E? And isn't it how the NHS ended up with #Palantir?

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116738624785372298 Is it just me or is Prometheus a somewhat unfortunate name for an AI company?

RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/politics-oeaorfqgz/-/a-0rSqIsYtTX-gev3KAmnyQg%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0 It's ok we don't mind

A few points on this rubbish about "cuts" because #Palantir was going to "save" the Met money: (1) Palantir are the software equivalent of a heroin dealer. "First one free". This is a problem the police should understand. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75ylvzyy6xo

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(4) So while the Met police might have been OK with getting hooked on Palantir's products, it wouldn't take so long for the prices to go up. And there's only one dealer on the streets.

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(2) Palantir have caused trouble for lots of police forces already, like NYPD. Exit costs, like getting off heroin, are very high. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/williamalden/theres-a-fight-brewing-between-the-nypd-and-silicon-valley

(3) They push a mode of predictive tools that embed a racist vision of police deployment. What is the cost of that, if not for the police, for society at large?

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(5) So remember, Chief Constable Rowley: if a strange man comes up to you again and suggests mainlining #Palantir: Just Say No.

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"Slow down and get your strategy right" seems like better if more boring advice. Also: define your problem first, not your solution: Murray on the other hand seems to think that AI is the solution, and is hunting for the problems […]

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Scotland Yard had been in talks about using Palantir's AI tech to speed up criminal investigations.

Met Police faces cuts after mayor blocks Palantir AI tech deal

www.buzzfeednews.com

Big data helped New York's cops bust Bobby Shmurda. But as the NYPD's contract with tech giant Palantir comes to an end, things could get messy.

There's A Fight Brewing Between The NYPD And Silicon Valley