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Today's Topics:
1. "Major General Reveals Bonkers Relationship With ChatGPT"
(Stephen Loosley)
2. ICE Buying Millions in Spyware (Stephen Loosley)
3. The AI bubble is heading towards a burst but it won't be the
end of AI (Kim Holburn)
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025 23:00:13 +1030
From: Stephen Loosley <[email protected]>
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Subject: [LINK] "Major General Reveals Bonkers Relationship With
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By Ellie Quinlan Hough October 18, 2025
https://newrepublic.com/post/201939/major-general-chatgpt-key-decisions-really-close
Major General Reveals Bonkers Relationship With ChatGPT
Chat, are we cooked?
[Photo caption: Army Major General William "Hank"]
Even America?s top military commanders are jumping in on the AI chatbot wave.
A U.S. Army general told reporters earlier this week that he?d become very fond
of ?Chat,? even trusting the algorithm to make ?key command decisions? in
relation to his post.
?I?ve become?Chat and I are really close lately,? Maj. Gen. William ?Hank?
Taylor said, using a cozy pop culture moniker to refer to generative AI
programs during a roundtable at the annual Association of the United States
Army conference on Monday.
?As a commander, I want to make better decisions,? Taylor explained. ?I want to
make sure that I make decisions at the right time to give me the advantage.?
Taylor did not provide specific examples as to how AI has assisted him in
completing his duties, though he underscored its use in writing weekly reports
and noted that the field army he commands in South Korea was ?regularly using?
relevant AI programs for predictive analysis.
?As we talk about protection, drone use, counter-drones and counter-UAS,
medical modernization, aviation modernization, we have something going on in
almost every domain of modernization in Korea, right? AI is one thing that, as
a commander, it?s been very, very interesting for me.
Obviously, I?ve been in the Army for a long time, right? And so I was in the
Army before computers,? Taylor said, according to DefenseScoop.
Like most of America?s managerial workforce, Taylor said that he?s also turned
to AI to inform his leadership approach.
?One of the things that recently I?ve been personally working on with my
soldiers is decision-making?individual decision-making.
And how [we make decisions] in our own individual life, when we make
decisions, it?s important. So, that?s something I?ve been asking and trying to
build models to help all of us,? Taylor said. ?Especially, [on] how do I make
decisions, personal decisions, right?that affect not only me, but my
organization and overall readiness??
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025 23:20:55 +1030
From: Stephen Loosley <[email protected]>
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Subject: [LINK] ICE Buying Millions in Spyware
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ICE Buying Millions in Spyware ? Reportedly To Use On Americans
By Willa Pope Robbins Oct 17th, 2025, 8:17 pm 305 comments
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/ice-buying-millions-in-spyware-to-use-on-americans/
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has signed a slew of contracts for
surveillance software in recent weeks, including facial recognition and remote
hacking technology that could be used against American citizens.
The agency, which reported $1.4 billion in contract obligations in September,
had previously wielded an advanced technological arm, signing technology
contracts that were designed explicitly for the purpose of immigration
enforcement.
But after President Donald Trump?s executive order designating Antifa a
domestic terrorist organization, new surveillance purchased by ICE could now be
wielded against the general population.
An exhaustive report by The Washing Post detailed the sheer volume of new
technology the agency has acquired since the order was issued.
In one contract that ICE signed last month for Clearview AI facial recognition
software, the agency said in a filing that it would be used to investigate
?assaults against law enforcement officers.? Other federal contracts show ICE
has been expanding its fleet of small, remote-controlled drones, which it has
said it is using to film protesters.
In early October, ICE also informed prospective vendors that it planned to set
up a new social media monitoring hub to trawl platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp
and TikTok to collect information on targets.
The document identifies undocumented immigrants who have committed serious
crimes as the primary focus but also deems domestic terrorism a top priority
and says the contractor must be ?flexible [about] shifting priorities.?
Other software purchased by the agency includes $4.6 million for an
iris-scanning smartphone application and $2 million for tracking individual?s
locations without a warrant.
?I?m extremely concerned about how ICE will use spyware, facial recognition and
other technology to further trample on the rights of Americans and anyone who
Donald Trump labels as an enemy,? Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) told The Post.
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 08:54:10 +1100
From: Kim Holburn <[email protected]>
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Subject: [LINK] The AI bubble is heading towards a burst but it won't
be the end of AI
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2499738-the-ai-bubble-is-heading-towards-a-burst-but-it-wont-be-the-end-of-ai/
The hundreds of billions of dollars being spent on AI seem to have inflated a
global financial bubble that?s now fit to burst,
leaving companies and investors at risk of holding vast debt that cannot be
serviced by the meagre revenue brought in by current AI
services. But what does that mean for the future of the technology underpinning
this financial feeding frenzy?
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Kim Holburn
IT Network & Security Consultant
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