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Mastodon user links AI endorsement to Israeli Defense Forces contracts

A user on Mastodon, @Misofist, has stated that endorsing AI usage is equivalent to endorsing the Israeli Defense Forces due to their contracts with AI companies. This perspective is shared in a post linking to a Codeberg repository detailing alternatives to LLMs and highlighting ties to the war industrial complex, with hashtags related to AI, Israel, Palestine, military, and war. AI

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Mastodon user links AI endorsement to Israeli Defense Forces contracts

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ Misofist Endorsing AI usage is directly endorsing the Isralei Defense Force as they have contracts with many AI companies. https:// codeberg.org/ethical-foss/

    @ Misofist Endorsing AI usage is directly endorsing the Isralei Defense Force as they have contracts with many AI companies. https:// codeberg.org/ethical-foss/ai-f ree-foss-alternatives/src/branch/main/why_not_llms.md#user-content-ties-to-the-war-industrial-complex ___ Please re…