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April 3rd, 2024 | 'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing in Gaza
Apr 4, 2024
Topics include AI directing bombings in Gaza, linking shell companies to owners, improvements in GCC 14 static analysis, PyTorch LLM on Intel, distrust in xz, JPEG coding library, Svelte with LiveView, carbon-neutral natural gas, seafloor mapping progress, and White House proposing Moon time zone.
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- Ethical concerns around AI-targeted killings in Gaza and potential human rights violations.
- Challenges in revealing secret owners of shell companies and limitations in transparency and taxation.
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Ethical Quandaries of AI-Directed Bombings in Gaza
The Israeli Army's use of an AI program named Lavender for identifying targets in Gaza resulted in civilian casualties due to flawed data and errors. The debate on the ethics and legality of AI-targeted killings, and the comparison with historical technological use in genocides, sparked discussions on human rights violations supported by companies and concerns about AI's potential to suppress dissent.
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