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AI system lends scientific legitimacy to Gaza bombing, report claims

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An AI system is being used by the Israeli army to provide a veneer of scientific legitimacy to indiscriminate bombing in Gaza. According to Eyal Weizman, advanced technological tools allow the army to claim efforts to distinguish between combatants and civilians, thereby reducing civilian casualties. AI

IMPACT Raises ethical concerns about the application of AI in warfare and its potential to obscure accountability.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing the use of AI in conflict.

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AI system lends scientific legitimacy to Gaza bombing, report claims

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "If mass indiscriminate bombing was what was wanted, why bother with an # AI system? Part of the answer offered by # NAZA is that advanced technological tools g

    "If mass indiscriminate bombing was what was wanted, why bother with an # AI system? Part of the answer offered by # NAZA is that advanced technological tools give murder an air of scientific legitimacy. They allow the Israeli army to claim that it goes to great lengths to distin…

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