Four senior executives at Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI have been formally appointed lieutenant colonels in the US Army following the creation of a “special” unit created for rich Big Tech mavens seeking military leadership roles. On June 13, the Army announced the creation of Detachment 201, otherwise known as the “Executive Innovation Corps,” which it describes as “a new initiative designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation.” Four ultra-wealthy executives from top tech companies were sworn in to […]
The Grayzone publishes questionable material, stating that a Chemical Attack did not occur in Douma, Syria OPCW investigator testifies at UN that no chemical attack took place in Douma, Syria. They have also promoted conspiracy theories, such as claiming that Pete Buttigieg is a CIA agent. There is no evidence to support this claim. Finally, according to Radio Free Asia, The Grayzone content is frequently shared by the Chinese Communist Party media outlets “CCP propaganda is also increasingly laundered through Western influencers and denialist fringe media outlets like The Grayzone,” the report said, adding that, between December 2019 and February 2021, The Grayzone was cited at least 313 times in Chinese state media.”
Finally, The Grayzone promotes conspiracy theories involving George Soros funding regime changes, and the editor Max Blumenthal claims that Bill Gates ran a Covid simulation before it occurred. This is false. In general, The Grayzone promotes a socialist left perspective that promotes conspiracy theories and pro-Russian/Chinese propaganda.
Falsely claiming that there were no chemical attacks in Syria is a hallmark of Russian propaganda.
Even if this article is correct I would avoid giving them your clicks because of their weird ties to Russia.
Thanks. So this may not be the best source but this particular story is confirmed to be true. The exact positions of these execs makes this all the more concerning:
The four new Army Reserve Lt. Cols. are Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer for Palantir; Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Meta; Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer of OpenAI; and Bob McGrew, advisor at Thinking Machines Lab and former Chief Research Officer for OpenAI.
The Gray Zone has suspicious ties to Russia.
Falsely claiming that there were no chemical attacks in Syria is a hallmark of Russian propaganda.
Even if this article is correct I would avoid giving them your clicks because of their weird ties to Russia.
If you want another source Snopes reported on this as well: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/us-army-tech-executives/
Thanks. So this may not be the best source but this particular story is confirmed to be true. The exact positions of these execs makes this all the more concerning: