Israeli Army "Categorically Rejects" Alleged AI Use In Targeting Gazans
The Israeli military has formally rejected allegations presented in the documentary 'NAZA', which claims the IDF uses AI-powered systems to target civilians in Gaza. The film features anonymous whistleblowers describing a system called 'Lavender', though the military disputes the credibility of these claims.
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This highlights the growing ethical debate surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in modern warfare and the challenges of verifying claims in high-conflict zones.
The Israeli military on Friday said it "categorically rejects" allegations made in a new documentary about Israel's AI-powered mass killing of civilians in Gaza, which received a 25-minute ovation at its premiere in Venice the day before.The Israeli-made film "NAZA" uses conversations with 24 different Israeli military or intelligence whistleblowers who spoke on condition that their identities be protected, with interviewees describing how they felt like they worked in a killing "factory" or a lethal video game.The chilling 80-minute documentary comes from Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, with Abraham telling AFP the goal was to "hear in as much detail as possible, how the systems of killing in Gaza looked like, how they operated"."NAZA" draws its name from a euphemism used by Israeli intelligence to indicate the number of civilians that are expected to be killed in an airstrike.The Israeli military on Friday criticised the use of…
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