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Deepfakes Erode Trust, Evade Accountability

Deepfakes Erode Trust, Evade Accountability

The Liar's Dividend in Action The Columbia Science and Technology Law Review points out that the "liar's dividend," which Brookings clarifies allows individuals and officials to dismiss genuine evidence of wrongdoing as AI-generated, thereby evading responsibility, shifts the burden of proof from the accused

AI Psychosis: Unregulated LLMs Demand Clinical Liability

AI Psychosis: Unregulated LLMs Demand Clinical Liability

OpenAI's 560,000 Users Display Psychosis Signs Researchers in a recent preprint and the Psychiatry Podcast state that OpenAI self-reported in 2025 that approximately 0.07% of its 800 million weekly active users, roughly 560,000 people, displayed possible signs of psychosis or mania in a given week.

State Backdoors Degrade Global Security

State Backdoors Degrade Global Security

62% of Business Leaders Reduce Hiring The Electronic Frontier Foundation and EFSAS reported on a 2024 study that projected significant economic fallout from encryption backdoors: 62% of business leaders would reduce hiring, 58% would cut investment, and 52% believed their country's technology sector global standing would be adversely

Palantir's NHS Contract: Accountability Captured

Palantir's NHS Contract: Accountability Captured

Foundry's Black Box Algorithms Obscure Oversight Palantir retained lobbying firm Global Counsel at over £30,000 per month in 2018 for "Project Onion", suggesting procurement oversight failed to ensure a fair tender process before rival bidders even pitched. The Ada Lovelace Institute highlights that the "

US Transactionalism Fragments European Defense

US Transactionalism Fragments European Defense

Eastern Europe's High Spending, Western Priorities Eastern flank states are rapidly increasing investment, with Lithuania targeting 5.38% of GDP, Estonia 5.1%, and Latvia 4.9% for 2026, reflecting a clear prioritization of high-end deterrence against Russia, according to the German Council on Foreign Relations. The German

Palantir's Grip: Costly Dependency, Hidden Influence

Palantir's Grip: Costly Dependency, Hidden Influence

In 2010, Palantir’s software supported the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (RATB) in screening stimulus fund recipients and detecting fraud and abuse. The Conversation, The Palantir Paradox, and the Kosmos Systems Auditor Report describe Palantir’s proprietary software as operating with "modular opacity," making it difficult for

AI Propaganda Forces Oversight, Fuels Official Evasion

AI Propaganda Forces Oversight, Fuels Official Evasion

EU AI Act and Provenance Tracking Emerge The EU AI Act, which entered into force on August 1, 2024, and became applicable on August 2, 2026, mandates transparency and disclosure for generative AI providers. Guillén Yparrea and Iván Miguel García López, along with Alexander Romanishyn, Olena Malytska, and Vitaliy Goncharuk,