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War in Gaza: artificial intelligence, the new weapon deployed by Israel
War in Gaza: artificial intelligence, the new weapon deployed by Israel
(France 2)
Since the start of the war in October 2023, the Israeli army has been the subject of much criticism. In particular, it uses artificial intelligence to identify targets and to shoot them down.
Spot thousands of targets in Gaza using artificial intelligence. The Israeli army draws up lists of men to be eliminated with a machine aggregating billions of pieces of data, such as home, movements, social networks, photos and even contacts. An investigation published by Israeli journalists details the IDF’s modus operandi. Named Lavander, the operation consists of “put people on lists that practically have the value of a death sentence”describes editor-in-chief Meron Rapoport.
Artificial intelligence is used on a large scale by a military for the first time
The investigation is based on 6 testimonies from active agents of the IDF’s elite cyber intelligence division, which uses Lavender. For a person targeted at their home, the number of collateral victims deemed acceptable by the IDF is 15 to 20 people. If the target is very high value, it goes from 200 to 300 people. Artificial intelligence does not order killing, but the soldier must act urgently as soon as the system gives him a name. This modus operandi worries the UN and human rights associations. This is the first time that artificial intelligence has been used on a large scale by an army.
