Robert Vose @betacrucis.net · 10/02/2026#auspol Gaza City, Gaza Strip Palestinians play soccer on a pitch, near buildings destroyed during the two-year offensive. Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters www.theguardian.com/news/gallery... i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e3... 001 0
Robert Vose @betacrucis.net · 10/02/2026Gaza City, Gaza Strip Young men take part in a five-a-side football match between Gaza Sports Club and Beit Hanoun Sports Club at the Palestine Stadium Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images www.theguardian.com/news/gallery... i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9c... 000 0
Robert Vose @betacrucis.net · 19/01/2026#auspol Here are two more pages of the Explanatory Memorandum for the Hate Speech Bill relating to enabling the use of AI or Palantir for ASIO assessments Note these are general powers that would be introduced in the gun buyback and assessment parts of the Bill. The scope for use of AI is general 032 0
Robert Vose @betacrucis.net · 19/01/2026#auspol Here are details from the Hate Speech Bill about the changes to the ASIO Act that allow ASIO to use AI and potentially Palantir to make general security assessments of people. These powers are not limited to the guns buyback or assessments, They are general. #935 - they remain secret 042 0
Robert Vose @betacrucis.net · 19/01/2026#auspol Submission 145 states that this will operate in a manner similar to the Robodebt automation These additions to the powers of ASIO are included in the Firearms buyback and background check section of the Hate Speech Bill Both the Greens and Coalition have agreed to support with the ALP 132 0
Robert Vose @betacrucis.net · 19/01/2026#auspol These are proposed changes to the ASIO Act 1979 which will enable the use of AI and software by Palantir for automatically making security assessment of people and groups. Pages 80-83 of the draft and part of Firearms Amendments (which the Coalition and Greens have agreed to pass) 082 0
Robert Vose @betacrucis.net · 17/01/2026From the Voice to the Hate Bill: colonial categories in a liberal democracy #auspol 010 0
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Robert Vose @betacrucis.net · 01/01/2025The art of doing science and engineering Learning to learn By Richard W. Hamming 000 0
