Israel's Military AI 'Lavender' Automatically Generated a Kill List of 37,000 Palestinians

A bombshell April 2024 investigation by +972 Magazine revealed that the Israeli military used an AI system called 'Lavender' to automatically generate a list of approximately 37,000 Palestinians flagged as potential Hamas militants. Officers described being given a quota of 'collateral' civilian deaths per target and spending as little as 20 seconds reviewing each AI-generated target before authorizing a strike. A second system called 'Where's Daddy?' was used to track targets to their family homes so strikes could be carried out when they were present. The investigation was based on testimony from six Israeli intelligence officers.

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Israel's Military AI 'Lavender' Automatically Generated a Kill List of 37,000 Palestinians

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A bombshell April 2024 investigation by +972 Magazine revealed that the Israeli military used an AI system called 'Lavender' to automatically generate a list of approximately 37,000 Palestinians flagged as potential Hamas militants. Officers described being given a quota of 'collateral' civilian deaths per target and spending as little as 20 seconds reviewing each AI-generated target before authorizing a strike. A second system called 'Where's Daddy?' was used to track targets to their family homes so strikes could be carried out when they were present. The investigation was based on testimony from six Israeli intelligence officers.

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