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IBM punch cards vs AI surveillance: a tragedy in two tweets
A screenshot of a Twitter exchange where Brendan Karet makes a darkly satirical comparison between IBM's historical punch card technology (used by Nazi Germany) and modern Palantir surveillance/AI software. Below is a reply from Bilawal Sidhu showing a presentation by a DoW Chief AI officer demonstrating Palantir's Maven system on a map with targeting overlays.
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Brendan Karet @bad_takes · 5h
it's like watching a proud IBM employee say "the punch cards make it SO much easier" in a recorded sales pitch to hitler
Bilawal Sidhu @bilawalsidhu · 10h
Probably the most current look at Palantir's maven smart system software. Here's the DoW's Chief AI officer showing how it works: