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"The Israeli army used a new artificial intelligence (AI) system to generate
lists of tens of thousands of human targets for potential airstrikes in Gaza,
according to a report published last week. The report comes from the nonprofit
outlet
+972 Magazine, which is run by Israeli and Palestinian journalists.
The report cites interviews with six unnamed sources in Israeli intelligence.
The sources claim the system, known as Lavender, was used with other AI systems
to target and assassinate suspected militants – many in their own homes –
causing large numbers of civilian casualties.
According to another report in the Guardian, based on the same sources as the
+972 report, one intelligence officer said the system “made it easier” to
carry out large numbers of strikes, because “the machine did it coldly”.
As militaries around the world race to use AI, these reports show us what it
may look like: machine-speed warfare with limited accuracy and little human
oversight, with a high cost for civilians."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
