Israel accused of using AI to choose Gaza targets
The Israeli military has been using an artificial intelligence tool to identify human targets for bombing in Gaza, according to a new investigation by Israeli outlets +972 Magazine and Local Call.
Intelligence sources cited in the report allege that the AI system, called Lavender, at one stage identified 37,000 potential targets \u2014 and that approximately 10 per cent of those targets were marked in error. The sources also allege that in the early weeks of the war, the army authorized an unprecedented level of \u201ccollateral damage\u201d \u2014 that is, civilians killed \u2014 for each target marked by Lavender.
The investigation was also shared with the Guardian newspaper, which published their own in-depth reporting.
Israel disputes and denies several parts of the investigation.
Today, the investigation\u2019s reporter, Yuval Abraham, joins us to explain his findings.