AIs not only make life-and-death targeting decisions on the battlefield, but also involve humans in only some stages of the decision-making process. To illustrate how that happens and prompt greater scrutiny of model-enabled killing, Airwars, a not-for-profit transparency watchdog, has published a detailed report, taking apart the ways machine learning powers modern warfare. The investigation, titled Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain, offers a visual guide through a fictitious kill chain – the...
Ebay agrees to pay couple $50 million after they were sent cockroaches and bloody pig mask The couple reported experiencing cyberstalking, death threats, and in-person surveillance by former eBay workers - Bookmark eBay Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $50 million to a Massachusetts couple who endured a campaign of threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries, including live insects, a funeral wreath, and a bloody pig Halloween mask, orchestrated by former employees of the company. The settlement,...
Veritas-Backed Software Firm Seeks $5.7 Billion Debt Refinancing Gainwell Technologies LLC is in discussions with investors to replace almost $5.7 billion of leveraged loans, a deal that would be the biggest refinancing from the beleaguered US software industry this year. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is working with the healthcare technology provider to address about $4.2 billion in first-lien debt and a riskier second-lien loan of approximately $1.5 billion, according to people with knowledge of...