'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza • Hacker News Board

Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by Mgtyalx » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:11 PM UTC

@dang Please consider that this is an important and well sourced article regarding military use of AI and machine learning and shouldn't disappear because some users find it upsetting.

Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by hunglee2 » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:11 PM UTC

AI generated kill lists are sadly inevitable. Had hoped we'd get a few more years before we'd actually see it being deployed. Lots to think about here

Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by d--b » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:13 PM UTC

Mgtyalx wrote: post #71

@dang Please consider that this is an important and well sourced article regarding military use of AI and machine learning and shouldn't disappear because some users find it upsetting.

Should have the ability to turn off comments for these.

Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by diyseguy » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:14 PM UTC

The new political excuse for genocide: wasn't me, the AI did it.

Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by stevenwoo » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:14 PM UTC

d--b wrote: post #69

`public bool isSomehowAssociatedWithHamas() { return true; }` AI Yeah, yeah guidelines and all.

It’s slightly more complicated a.) looks like male b.) lives here c.) send unguided munition if less than 15 or 100 other non targets depending upon value of target.

Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by supposemaybe » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:15 PM UTC

d--b wrote: post #73

Mgtyalx wrote: post #71

@dang Please consider that this is an important and well sourced article regarding military use of AI and machine learning and shouldn't disappear because some users find it upsetting.

Should have the ability to turn off comments for these.

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Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by mistermann » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:15 PM UTC

d--b wrote: post #73

Mgtyalx wrote: post #71

@dang Please consider that this is an important and well sourced article regarding military use of AI and machine learning and shouldn't disappear because some users find it upsetting.

Should have the ability to turn off comments for these.

The goal of that being?

Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by propercoil » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:16 PM UTC

diyseguy wrote: post #74

The new political excuse for genocide: wasn't me, the AI did it.

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Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by edu » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:16 PM UTC

supposemaybe wrote: post #76

d--b wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Should have the ability to turn off comments for these.

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It's more about being able to have a civilized conversation in some topics.

Re: 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza

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Post by pc86 » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 3:16 PM UTC

d--b wrote: post #73

Mgtyalx wrote: post #71

@dang Please consider that this is an important and well sourced article regarding military use of AI and machine learning and shouldn't disappear because some users find it upsetting.

Should have the ability to turn off comments for these.

HN exists for us to comment on articles. The majority of comments are from folks who didn't even read the article (and that's fine).

Turning off comments makes as much sense as just posting the heading and no link or attribution.