Israeli bombing demolished homes on top of their residents (Anatolia Agency)
John Kirby, national security spokesman for the US White House, said in an interview with CNN on Thursday that the United States is reviewing a media report stating that the Israeli army is using artificial intelligence to help determine the targets it is bombing in Gaza.
Kirby explained that the United States did not verify the content of the report published by websites the day before yesterday, Wednesday, which stated that Israeli intelligence officials were using a program known as “Lavender” to bomb targets inside the Strip.
The media report stated that the Israeli army classified tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects using an artificial intelligence system and without human review, while the occupation army denied in statements to the media the use of artificial intelligence to determine targets and locations of suspects before bombing them.
The British newspaper The Guardian, for its part, quoted informed intelligence sources that Israel relied in its bombing of Gaza on a database supported by artificial intelligence that identified 37,000 potential targets.
The newspaper pointed out Israel's use of an artificial intelligence system called "Lavender," which allowed Israeli military officials to kill large numbers of Palestinian civilians, especially during the first weeks and months of the war.
The newspaper monitored intelligence testimonies about the direct experiences of Israeli intelligence officials in using machine learning systems to help identify targets during the aggression against Gaza that has been ongoing since last October 7.
The testimonies confirmed that "Lavender" played a central role in the war, as he processed large amounts of data to quickly identify potential targets for "small fighters", and 4 of those who testified explained that in an early stage of the war, "Lavender" made a list of 37,000 men. A Palestinian who claimed to belong to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) or the Islamic Jihad Movement.
Source: Agencies