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404 Media x The Intercept Live: How AI Is Used to Surveil and Kill

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Koebler, J. (2026, September 18). 404 Media x The Intercept Live: How AI Is Used to Surveil and Kill. 404 Media. https://www.404media.co/404-media-x-the-intercept-live-how-ai-is-used-to-surveil-and-kill/

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404 Media's Jason Koebler and The Intercept’s Sam Biddle and Akela Lacy discuss how artificial intelligence is employed by private surveillance firms to supply data to the government and its role in warfare during a live podcast recorded on September 12 at The Loved One in Los Angeles. They also explore concerns about an AI apocalypse. The discussion can be found as part of The Intercept Briefing podcast, with a transcript available online.

Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

In a collaboration between 404 Media and The Intercept, Jason Koebler from 404 Media and Sam Biddle and Akela Lacy from The Intercept recorded a live podcast in Los Angeles on September 12 at The Loved One, discussing the current uses of AI for private surveillance companies that supply data to governments. They also explored how AI is utilized in warfare and speculated about potential future risks such as an AI apocalypse. The podcast transcript can be found online, providing detailed insights into these discussions.

Written for “AI SurveillanceWeapons” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

404 Media's Intercept Los Angeles The Intercept

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Narrative

In this collaboration with our friends at The Intercept, 404 Media's Jason Koebler and the Intercept's Sam Biddle and Akela Lacy discuss the ways AI is already used to empower private surveillance companies that filter data to the government, how AI is used in war, and the prospect of an AI apocalypse.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18

2026-09-18 · 404 Media

404 Media x The Intercept Live: How AI Is Used to Surveil and Kill · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

AI → discuss → apocalypse

This podcast was recorded live in Los Angeles at The Loved One on September 12. asserted

podcast → record → September

Check out The Intercept Briefing podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and find a full transcript of this pod here. asserted

you → check → pod