AI is being used to create kill lists. A human must still approve strikes, but it’s unclear how much vetting is really going on.
A civilian casualty rate of 15-20 for a rank-and-file Hamas fighter is considered acceptable. 100 is considered acceptable for a battalion or brigade commander. Contrast this with the US’s rate for Saddam Hussein, 30. He was of course found hiding in a hole.
It’s not clear that military commanders understand AI’s weaknesses in depth.
Israeli soldiers have reported that some commanders have set a policy of considering any adult male in their sector to be a “terrorist” and to be shot on sight, completely outside the use of AI. This is a violation of the laws of war.
During the US occupation of Afghanistan, it used AI on phone calls. The problem is this could conceivably pick up on someone like an innocent bike courier.
The US used computers to detect troop movements along the Ho Chi Min Trail during the Vietnam War. That allowed for extremely fast bombing, racking up a huge body count. Israel should take note of the disconnect between body count and winning.
Points I found interesting:
The most moral army in the world/S