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Corporations are being funded for AI features for reasons other than revenue.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure-good-behavior-says-larry-ellison/

Saudi Arabia, China, & Russia fund AI venture capital for its surveillance capabilities.
https://fortune.com/2024/09/17/oracle-larry-ellison-surveillance-state-police-ai/

Despotic regimes in the Middle East are especially keen on thwarting a second Arab Spring or an overthrow.
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17206358/saudi-crown-prince-visit-tech-silicon-valley

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230817-putting-saudis-vision-2030-over-human-rights-may-be-a-very-sinister-part-of-the-plan/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/14/arab-leaders-assad-fall-syria/

https://advox.globalvoices.org/2016/09/20/the-uae-has-avoided-an-arab-spring-by-systematically-repressing-critical-speech/

https://www.oracle.com/middleeast/news/announcement/oracle-will-train-saudi-nationals-in-artificial-intelligence-and-other-latest-digital-technologies-2023-12-14/

Republican oil interests want to ...

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