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Re: FW: by Gail re: TrumpĒs killer machines (fwd)

>From that Lever Time article, it seems like it is not the big tech companies that are at fault here (surprisingly), but the Trump administration itself which is ripping away all the AI safety guards, wanting AI to run rampant. > From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 10:54:24 -0700 (PDT) > > > From: <http://www.cox.net/~g3> > > To: "'Noelle'" <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>, > > "'Jill Wilk'" <http://www.gmail.com/~jwhyfly>, > > "'Martha Peyton'" <http://www.gmail.com/~mmpeyton>, <http://www.gmail.com/~rfidlon1>, > > "'Barbara Muller'" <http://www.gmail.com/~bgaughenmu> > > Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 18:06:53 -0800 > > > > Hi All, > > > > I just signed this petition and hope you will also and pass it > > on to other fellow Democrats. This is very important to stop AI > > from being used for bad purposes that we all will regret in the > > future. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Gail > > > > From: Killer AI <http://www.eko.org/~us> > > Sent: Friday, March 06, 2026 11:34 PM > > To: Gail G. <http://www.cox.net/~g3> > > Subject: Trump’s killer machines > > > > We don't have much time to stop AI weapons > > > > URGENT: This is an existential threat for > > humanity. Trump’s “Department of > > War” is trying to hijack AI to build a domestic > > spying dragnet and autonomous killer robots. > > > > Anthropic’s CEO just defied the Pentagon and refused > > to give in. Now, hundreds of Google and OpenAI workers are > > breaking ranks to demand their companies do the same. If we back > > them now, we can build a wall of resistance the Pentagon > > can’t break. > > > > <https://act.sumofus.org/go/747601?t=10&akid=156787%2E14356964%2EMJJcvF > > > Sign the petition > > > > Gail, > > > > The US Secretary of War is on a rampage. He’s trying > > to bully the world’s top AI companies to rip out > > their safety guardrails and "tailor" their models for > > Trump’s military. He wants to turn AI into a weapon > > for domestic mass surveillance and killer robots that hunt and > > kill without a human ever pulling the trigger. > > > > But he just hit a massive wall. > > > > Anthropic’s CEO just looked the Pentagon in the eye > > and said "no". And he��s not alone. Hundreds of brave > > tech workers at Google and OpenAI are now breaking ranks, > > risking their careers to demand their bosses to follow suit and > > hold the line. > > > > The Pentagon’s strategy is "divide and conquer" - > > threatening to crush any AI company that refuses to bend the > > knee. But these tech giants have a massive > > weakness—they live or die by the genius engineers who > > build them. By uniting shoulder-to-shoulder with the hundreds > > of staff already revolting, we can build a wall of resistance > > the Pentagon can't break. > > > > <https://act.sumofus.org/go/747601?t=2&akid=156787%2E14356964%2EMJJcvF > > > > > Tell Google, OpenAI, and xAI: Follow Anthropic’s > > lead. Refuse to build tools for mass surveillance and autonomous > > killing. > > > > This is a total revolt. Over 200 engineers at Google and OpenAI > > just went public with an explosive open letter. They are > > literally putting their livelihoods on the line to tell their > > CEOs: Not in our name. > > > > They know exactly what this tech can do in the hands of a > > neo-fascist administration that views our global community as a > > threat and treats domestic spying as a hobby. They’ve > > seen how this administration is already firing FBI agents and > > purging anyone who won’t pledge total loyalty. They > > know that if one company breaks, the dominoes will > > fall—and we’ll be living in a world where > > Trump’s machines decide who lives and who dies. > > > > But we can stop the dominoes. We’ve beaten Big Tech > > CEOs before. We can do it again. > > > > Let’s show these CEOs that the world is watching, and > > we have the backs of the workers who refuse to build a digital > > dictatorship. > > > > <https://act.sumofus.org/go/747601?t=3&akid=156787%2E14356964%2EMJJcvF > > > > > Add your name: Tell the AI giants to stand together against > > killer robots. > > > > We’re so efficient that Sam Altman, > > OpenAI’s CEO, sent us his lawyers to silence us. But > > thanks to the strengths of Ekō members like you, > > we’ll never give in. > > > > <https://act.sumofus.org/o.gif?akid=156787.14356964.MJJcvF > > > > > <https://act.sumofus.org/go/747601?t=11&akid=156787%2E14356964%2EMJJcvF > > > Sign the petition > > > > Thanks for all that you do, > > Nabil, Fatah, Eoin and the team at Ekō > > > > More information: > > > > Anthropic boss rejects Pentagon demand to drop AI safeguards < > > https://act.sumofus.org/go/747602?t=15&akid=156787%2E14356964%2EMJJcvF > > > BBC 27 February 2026 > > > > We Will Not Be Divided < > > https://act.sumofus.org/go/747603?t=16&akid=156787%2E14356964%2EMJJcvF > > > Notdivided > > > > Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War < > > https://act.sumofus.org/go/747604?t=17&akid=156787%2E14356964%2EMJJcvF > > > Anthropic 26 February 2026 > > > > _____ > > > > Ekō is a community of people from around the world > > committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want > > to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the > > environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And > > we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they > > don’t. > > > > Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 or become > > an Ekō core member with a regular monthly donation. > > > > < > > https://actions.eko.org/a/donate-wrapper?recurring_default=only_recurring&amount=3&t=6&akid=156787%2E14356964%2EMJJcvF > > > Set up a monthly donation > > > > Chip in $3 instead < > > https://actions.eko.org/a/donate-wrapper?amount=3&t=7&akid=156787%2E14356964%2EMJJcvF > > > > > > > This email was sent to http://www.cox.net/~g3 <http://www.cox.net/~g3> . |


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