Sources detail the IDF's Unit 8200, which identifies human targets as candidates for elimination amid the Israel-Hamas war; one source calls it an “AI factory”
Years before the Gaza war, Israel transformed its intelligence unit into an AI testing ground …
Washington Post Elizabeth Dwoskin
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Discussion
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@bengoggin
Ben Goggin
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More details on Israel's use of AI to pick bomb targets. — “soldiers who were poorly trained in using the technology attacked human targets without corroborating Lavender's predictions at all” — “the only corroboration required was that the target was a male” — www.washingt…
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@vgalaz
Victor Galaz
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Horrifying about using Gaza as an AI testing ground for Israeli military uses. — www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...
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@abujamajem.com
Sam Heller
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@washingtonpost.com's Elizabeth Dwoskin on how Israeli military used AI systems - with minimal human oversight - to translate its panopticon surveillance of Gaza into machine-generated, probabilistic lists of likely Hamas targets to bomb and kill: www.washingtonpost.com/technolog…
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@maxboot
Max Boot
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In 2014, the IDF's acceptable civilian casualty ratio was one civilian for a high-level terrorist.... In the Gaza war, the number has grown to about 15 civilians for one low-level Hamas member and “exponentially higher” for mid- and high-level members." www.washingtonpost.com/tec…
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@washingtonpost.com
@washingtonpost.com
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Years before the Gaza war, Israel transformed its intelligence unit into an AI testing ground, triggering a debate among top commanders about whether humans were sufficiently in the loop.
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@lizzadwoskin
Elizabeth Dwoskin
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Some former IDF leaders believe the “religious focus” on AI caused intelligence to take its eye off the ball, leaving them unprepared on Oct. 7.
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@ryangrim
Ryan Grim
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Bergman is on the byline confirming +972's reporting on the IDF using AI to target entire families — yet here he is, when it mattered, dismissing the reporting as mere fantasy. The New York Times is an international embarrassment
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@lizzadwoskin
Elizabeth Dwoskin
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EXCLUSIVE: Sharing my investigation into how Israel's secretive 8200 intelligence unit built “AI factories” for war. Years before October 7, commanders debated whether “the man was replaced by the machine.” 🧵 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@shashj
Shashank Joshi
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‘The IDF requires an officer to sign off on any recommendations from its “big data processing” systems, according to an intelligence official ... The Gospel and other AI tools do not make decisions autonomously, the person added.’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@lizzadwoskin
Elizabeth Dwoskin
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An insider's history of how they built “AI factories,” starting around 2019-2020, to prepare largely for an anticipated conflict with Hezbollah.
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@lailaalarian
Laila Al-Arian
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This week @nytimes reported on Israel's use of AI in mass killing Palestinians in Gaza but in May when one of the reporters Ronen Bergman was asked about @972mag reporting he mocked it calling it a Netflix show. [video]
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@novussubsole
Michael
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Fascinating WaPo article on AI in the Oct 7 War. My takeaways: 1. Over-reliance on AI may have blinded Israel to Hamas's attack. 2. Confirms Israel's acceptance of high civilian casualty rates (10-20 for rank-and-file Hamas members). 3. Legacy media shows its surplus value.
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@jimsciutto
Jim Sciutto
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The gradual but steady creep of machines into battlefield decisions has been underway for years and Gaza is one sobering example:
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@mchorowitz
Michael C. Horowitz
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Interesting @washingtonpost article by @lizzadwoskin on Israeli use of AI. Lots to parse, but presuming reporting accurate, potential impact of automation bias shaping decisions seems clear. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ .... Also that a human seems to always be in the loop. [i…
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@shashj
Shashank Joshi
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“The soldier said he was stunned by what he considered an overly simplified analysis. It took no account of whether a cellphone might be turned off or had run out of poweror of children who wouldn't have a cellphone” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]
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r/samharris
r
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Detail of the IDF's Unit 8200, which identifies human targets as candidates for elimination amid the Israel-Hamas war; one source calls it an “AI factory”
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Israel built an ‘AI factory’ for war. It unleashed it in Gaza.