What Brian Merchant thinks about war
Journalist and author; writes Blood in the Machine, a newsletter on AI, tech, labor and power, and wrote the book of the same name on the Luddites.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Brian Merchant has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsthe AI companies are currently, as we speak, helping to automate, abet and facilitate mass death in Iran, Gaza, and Ukraine. We don't have to speculate about some horrible future tragedy; the tech companies are directly involved in those tragedies, today.
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