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Tech Ethics, Pay Gaps, and Conscience in War | Washington DC News
Nurses and activists stormed Palantir’s D.C. HQ demanding hospitals and politicians cut ties with the AI firm, citing its ELITE app that allegedly uses stolen Medicaid data to target arrests — fueling fears tech billionaires are weaponizing public systems. Meanwhile, new data reveals CEOs at America’s lowest-paid companies earn 614x more than average workers, a gap widening since 2019 as employees increasingly rely on public aid. On the military front, conscientious objector applications surge sixfold, with 140 service members now seeking moral exemptions from combat roles, citing…
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