#DisruptionNetworkInstitute

2025-02-04

For the year 2025 we are planning public events to strengthen collective responsibility in relation to information technologies; publication of articles on #AI, #surveillance and #warfare; German translation of our book #WhistleblowingForChange”. Plus the #DisruptionNetworkInstitute Fellowship programme 2025-2026 on technological control and repression in #war zones and #border regions.

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2025-01-24

Read the Disruption Network Lab's January newsletter and learn about the critical research on #AI & #Warfare by #disruptionnetworkinstitute: buff.ly/4h2zoKa.

2024-12-12

Watch the 4 #DisruptionNetworkInstitute Fellows, Lisa Ling, Joana Moll, Naomi Colvin and Jack Poulson, present their findings after 15 months of research into the #KillCloud: the networked #warfare #industrialmilitarycomplex that affects us all: youtube.com/live/kYEWVNIatCY.
#DNL34 #KillCloud

2024-11-29

Streaming starting NOW!

KEYNOTE: "Investigating the Kill Cloud" with Lisa Ling, Jack Poulson, Naomi Colvin, Joana Moll and moderated by Tatiana Bazzichelli.

youtube.com/live/kYEWVNIatCY?s

#DNL34 #KillCloud #DisruptionNetworkInstitute

2024-11-28

The results of the #DisruptionNetworkInstitute's 15-month research programme "Investigating the Kill Cloud" are now available: dnlb.org/dnipapers.

The four fellows will discuss their findings tomorrow at the #KillCloud conference in #Berlin & streaming.

#DNL34 #automatedweapons #adtech #cookies #bigtech #industrialmilitarycomplex #war #ai #warfare

2024-11-25

"The User and the Beast" is Joana Moll's #DisruptionNetworkInstitute fellowship research on #AdTech. In her talk at the "Investigating the #KillCloud" conference, on the 29th of November at 5pm, she will explore the implications of the asymmetrical relationship between our bodies and the organisations that thrive on user data. Learn more and get tickets: dnlb.org/34j. #DNL34
#Berlin

2024-11-15

The results of the #DisruptionNetworkInstitute fellowships will be published online on 29 November 2024 in conjunction with the "Investigating the Kill Cloud" conference. Join us in #Berlin to attend the fellows' presentations of their findings. .

The fellows and the full research papers are:
- Ex Google AI Scientist Jack Poulson (Tech Inquiry): Surveilling the Surveillance Industry: Towards a Public Database for Investigating Western Special Operations

- Drone Whistleblower Lisa Ling: Accountability in Data-Centric Warfare: Insights From a Former Insider

- Whistleblower Advocate Naomi Colvin: Ethical but Lethal – the UK position on AI Safety and Autonomous Weapons Systems

- Artist Joana Moll: The User and The Beast on AdTech and the Kill Cloud

Learn more and get tickets now: dnlb.org/34
#killcloud #dnl34 #war

2024-11-11

Investigating The #KillCloud brings together the research fellows of the #DisruptionNetworkInstitute and international experts investigating the impact of artificial intelligence on new technologies of war, automated weapons and networked warfare. 29 November - 1 December 2024 in Berlin & online. Learn more and get tickets now: dnlb.org/34.

#DNL34 #ai #war #warfare #berlin #automation
@DocMattMoudi

2024-11-05

This month we celebrate our 10 years anniversary & the 1st year of research of the #DisruptionNetworkInstitute Investigating the #KillCloud. Our focus on technologies of war has become critically urgent and we are committed in creating safe space for critical discussion. Support us! dnlb.org/join.

2024-10-18

In 2021, drone whistleblower Lisa Ling, along with Cian Westmoreland, outlined the concept of the #KillCloud in our anthology #WhistleblowingForChange. Former technical sergeant in the US Air Force's drone surveillance programme, Lisa is now a fellow at the #DisruptionNetworkInstitute. Meet her at the Investigating the Kill Cloud conference, 29 Nov - 1 Dec 2024, in #Berlin & streaming. Learn more and get tickets now: dnlb.org/34.

#DNL34 #drone #warfare #conferenceinberlin #whistleblower

2024-09-09

On 12 September, don't miss the screening of National Bird at the Acud Kino, a film that follows the journey of three whistleblowers determined to break the silence on the US's secret drone war.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with director Sonia Kennebeck, journalist Daniel Lücking and Tatiana Bazzichelli.

Lisa Ling, one of the film's interlocutors, is a #DisruptionNetworkInstitute fellow and will be joining us in Berlin for the November conference "Investigating the #KillCloud".

For more information and tickets: disruptionlab.org/event/nation.

#Berlin #killcloud #screening #drone #warfare

2024-08-27

Investigating the Kill Cloud: Information Warfare, Autonomous Weapons & AI (29 Nov-1 Dec 2024) is our 10 Year Anniversary & 34th Conference. The conference is linked to the activity of the Disruption Network Institute, our centre for investigation and empirical research into the impact of AI on networked warfare.

Learn more: dnlb.org/34

#DNL34 #ai #killcloud #disruptionnetworkinstitute #warfare #networkedwarfare #berlin #berlinconference

2023-10-05

#NSA whistleblower
Thomas Drake, exposed 9/11 intelligence failures & nearly faced decades in prison. He is dedicated to defending our rights & privacy against the abuse of power.

He is a member of the #DisruptionNetworkInstitute advisory board: dnlb.org/drake.

Photo portrait of Thomas Drake on Disruption Network Institute background
2023-10-02

The User and The Beast is
Joana Moll's research for the #DisruptionNetworkInstitute. It focuses on how Ad Tech amplifies the surveillance of the military-industrial-security complex, leading to a silent militarisation of civil society: dnlb.org/moll.

#KillCloud #socialmedia #adtech #ux

2023-09-26

Lisa Ling, #whistleblower, former Technical Sergeant, US Air Force Drone Surveillance Program, and #DisruptionNetworkInstitute fellow, explores accountability in Network Centric Warfare. Is ethical use of emerging technologies even possible? dnlb.org/ling.

#DisruptionNetworkInstitute
#KillCloud

2023-09-19

Jack Poulson monitors the surveillance industry by curating public contracting records from more than 30 US allies. He focuses on cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, and the Pentagon's obscure but influential subcontracting networks.
Learn more about his research for the #DisruptionNetworkInstitute: dnlb.org/poulson.

#KillCloud

2023-09-11

Today we launch the Disruption Network Institute: a hub for investigation and empirical research into the impact of artificial intelligence on new technologies of networked warfare.
Our first research programme: Investigating #TheKillCloud.

Learn more about our fellows, our advisory board and our partners: disruption.institute
#DisruptionNetworkInstitute

2023-09-11

Today we launch the Disruption Network Institute: a hub for investigation and empirical research into the impact of artificial intelligence on new technologies of networked warfare.
Our first research programme: Investigating #TheKillCloud.

Learn more about our fellows, our advisory board and our partners: disruption.institute
#DisruptionNetworkInstitute

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