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The AI Surveillance Dystopia: Spying, Data Trafficking, & Corruption

11 days ago
  • #Data Harvesting
  • #AI Surveillance
  • #Tech Corruption
  • The economy is increasingly reliant on AI, with major tech companies shifting focus from selling components to government surveillance.
  • NVIDIA and similar companies are now resembling defense contractors rather than gaming or data center businesses.
  • Expansion of data centers is leading to higher energy costs for the public and transforming small towns into GPU farms.
  • An 8-month investigation reveals a global theme of surveillance and data harvesting involving tech companies and governments.
  • Upcoming series will cover corruption, anti-right-to-repair campaigns, and corporate overreach, including home raids over unlicensed electronics.
  • Backer rewards include exclusive digital content, physical items like T-shirts and pint glasses, and credits in future videos.
  • Over 1,000 pages of evidence and research have been compiled for the series, which will be published over three months.
  • Funding goals range from $10,000 for ad-free content updates to $250,000 for advanced 3D animations and exhaustive timelines.
  • Stretch goals include road trips to investigate data centers and creating free, ad-free written articles and timelines.
  • Shipping for backer rewards begins December 1st, with all items expected to be delivered by January 31st.