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‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza
Israel has been using AI to generate targets to strike during its war on the Gaza Strip.
The war which broke out after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on 7 October has given Israel the opportunity to “
use [AI] in a much wider theatre of operations and, in particular, to deploy an AI target-creation platform called
‘the Gospel,’ which has significantly accelerated a lethal production line of targets that officials have compared to a
‘factory,’” the outlet reported.
Israel’s military has made no secret of the intensity of its bombardment of the Gaza Strip. In the early days of the offensive, the head of its air force spoke of relentless,
“around the clock” airstrikes. His forces, he said, were only striking military targets, he added:
“We are not being surgical.”
According to
The Guardian, the Gospel AI platform has played “
a central role”The platform works to produce targeting recommendations
The Gospel system, according to the Israeli army, generates targets at a quick pace and reduces the chances of civilian casualties. However, AI experts cited by
The Guardian say they are skeptical. Richard Moyes, a researcher who heads the Article 36 campaign group, said:
“
Look at the physical landscape of Gaza. We’re seeing the widespread flattening of an urban area with heavy explosive weapons, so to claim there’s precision and narrowness of force being exerted is not borne out by the facts.” noting that they “
don’t necessarily know how the list has been created or have the ability to adequately interrogate and question the targeting recommendations.”
“
There is a danger that as humans come to rely on these systems, they become cogs in a mechanized process and lose the ability to consider the risk of civilian harm in a meaningful way,” he added.
Concerns over data-driven ‘factory’ that significantly increases the number of targets for strikes in the Palestinian territory
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