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Jun 2024
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Israel’s AI Killing Machine & Big Tech’s...

RANIA KHALEK
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Rania Khalek is joined by Lowkey, rapper, activist and host of 'The Watchdog' podcast on MintPress News, to discuss Israel’s use of artificial intelligence in Gaza, the complicity of tech giants, and how the genocide is impacting British politics. 


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