Yeah Nah Pasaran! #055 w Ashton Kingdon on AI, alt-tech, & occult nazis : February 11, 2021

On this week’s episode of Yeah Nah, we talk to Ashton Kingdon [Twitter]. Ashton researches far right extremism, radicalisation, alt-tech, AI … aND TeH nazi 0CCuLt! … @ (among others) the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right:

Ashton is a PhD candidate in Web Science at the University of Southampton. Her research is interdisciplinary, combining criminology, history, and computer science to explore the ways in which right-wing extremists utilise technology for recruitment and radicalisation, whilst giving equal weight to the subcultural elements of the users of this technology. Additionally, her work examines the various ways that history is being manipulated and weaponised to fuel contemporary right-wing extremist narratives. In terms of technology, her work specifically focuses on the influence and impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on the radicalisation process, and the increased need for ethical and explainable AI. The ultimate question being: can we really hold intelligent machines accountable for radicalisation?

See : False flags, paperclips, and super spies: the secret Nazi origins of the CIA, openDemocracy, June 9, 2020 | The Gift of the Gab: The Utilisation of COVID-19 for Neo-Nazi Recruitment, GNET, May 7, 2020.

4.30pm, Thursday, February 11, 2021 /// 3CR /// 855AM / streaming live on the 3CR website

NB. The podcast version of the episode contains a longer discussion with Ashton.

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About @ndy

I live in Melbourne, Australia. I like anarchy. I don't like nazis. I enjoy eating pizza and drinking beer. I barrack for the greatest football team on Earth: Collingwood Magpies. The 2024 premiership's a cakewalk for the good old Collingwood.
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