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

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

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> “We were not interested in killing [Hamas] operatives only when they were in a military building or engaged in a military activity,” A., an intelligence officer, told +972 and Local Call. “On the contrary, the IDF bombed them in homes without hesitation, as a first option. It’s much easier to bomb a family’s home. The system is built to look for them in these situations.”

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

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I wonder how accurate this technology really is or if they care so little for the results and instead more for the optics of being seen as advanced. On one hand, it’s scary to think this technology exists but on the other, it might just be a pile of junk since the output is so biased. What’s even scarier is that it’s proof that people in power don’t care about “correct”, they care about having a justification to conf…

It's unconfirmed who authorized it but the recent food charity workers killed by Israeli bombing had a security person (death confirmed by family in UK) who is unarmed but by job description clears the way by telling Israeli authorities where the charity team is going to be so the chain of command knew who they were, so one is naturally lead to ask - who would authorize a targeted killing in this situation? The after photos show the missile went right through the roof of the car, ironically next to the food charity's visible logo on top of the car. Israeli defense minister now claims it was a mistake, although if they had hit a real target it might have been acceptable in terms of their rules of engagement with 15-100 unrelated collateral deaths according to the investigation.

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

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post #143

Upsetting how quickly the other thread was flagged and downranked.

Let's see how long it takes this time! I'd give it 50% odds of lasting 12 minutes. Edit: Flagged after less than 9 minutes, I overestimated!

and then un-flagged right after?

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

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post #143

Upsetting how quickly the other thread was flagged and downranked.

Let's see how long it takes this time! I'd give it 50% odds of lasting 12 minutes. Edit: Flagged after less than 9 minutes, I overestimated!

It was flagged in 9, but is now back. Get your comments in while you can!

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

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post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's see how long it takes this time! I'd give it 50% odds of lasting 12 minutes. Edit: Flagged after less than 9 minutes, I overestimated!

and then un-flagged right after?

It seems so. What a ride!
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