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Anti-Palantir Manifesto Calls for Ethical AI Alternatives

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

A new manifesto criticizes Palantir's data surveillance practices and urges developers to build ethical AI alternatives. It argues that Palantir's contracts with military and police violate privacy. The document proposes open-source tools as a counterweight to corporate surveillance.

Meridian48 take
The manifesto raises valid concerns but oversimplifies the trade-offs between security and privacy in real-world deployments.
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