machina.mondays // Do Androids Dream of Electric War?
Where algorithms fire first and ask nothing later. This isn’t sci-fi. It’s situational awareness.
In this Issue: AI is no longer just a tool of war—it’s the strategist. Autonomous weapons systems are already reshaping battlefields from Gaza to Ukraine, where kill decisions happen in microseconds, often without human oversight. We examine the rise of algorithmic warfare, where cloud infrastructure meets lethal code, and why this may be the biggest military shift since the nuclear age. Also this week: Sam Altman’s Orb promises to verify your humanity—but at what cost? And a landmark lawsuit questions whether AI chatbots can be held accountable for emotional manipulation. From battlefield to biometric ID, this issue confronts the silent systems quietly rewriting power, identity, and accountability.
