Max KennerlyApr 3, 2024
So the way the IDF chose targets was (1) an AI spat out tens of thousands of names of potential Hamas members; (2) those people's homes were made bombing targets; (3) no one bothered to review any of it or even see if the person was home; (4) the potential for civilian casualties didn't matter.
https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza

The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.

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Show threadBob Downie

@maxkennerly So much for the three laws of robotics proposed by #IssacAsimov.

1 a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2 a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law
3 a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.”

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Three-Laws-of-Robotics

Three laws of robotics | Definition, Isaac Asimov, & Facts

Three laws of robotics, rules developed by science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov, who sought to create an ethical system for humans and robots. The laws first appeared in his short story “Runaround” (1942) and subsequently became hugely influential in the sci-fi genre. In addition, they later found

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