Palantir Software Automates Genocide

1) I did not work on these projects directly, but I have worked with people that have. The military is building psychological profiles of literally everyone, using all available data.

2) Based on my experience with software engineering and what I have heard from those that have worked with the NSA and Palantir, the way the surveillance and algorithms which are used to label and then execute people work creates an inevitable and genocidal feedback loop.

For example, let’s say you’re a civilian with no terrorist ties and then your family gets blown up. Suddenly the terrorist-finding algorithm has raised the likelihood of your being a terrorist significantly. Are you surrounded by others who have also lost family and who are also considered higher-risk threats? Congrats, you’re even more likely to be a terrorist, according to automated software, and the likelihood of you being a terrorist is elevated even further by the algorithm.

Do you see where this leads? The more people you kill, the more people you get to kill. And because it’s automated they pretend there is some sort of objectivity involved, when in reality it’s all random ass guesses designed to create a situation where more and more targets are created in a never ending feedback loop. That’s how the software works.

And you don’t need me to tell you this. You can see that this is happening. It’s not at all subtle.

And our tax dollars are funding it.