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The Pentagon's AI Targeting System Made 100 Kill Recommendations Per Day. Humans Had 20 Seconds to Review Each One.
Project Lavender generated target lists faster than any human could meaningfully evaluate them. The review process was designed to satisfy legal requirements, not to provide genuine oversight.
March 15, 2026 · 14 min
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A Deepfake Video Changed a Senate Race in the Philippines. The Correction Came Three Days After the Vote.
The video showed a candidate confessing to bribery. It was viewed 14 million times. It was synthetic. By the time the fact-check was published, it didn't matter.
March 8, 2026 · 9 min