Israel deploys new military AI in Gaza war
The Hindu
Israel's Army deploys AI-enabled military technology in combat, raising concerns about autonomous weapons in modern warfare.
Israel's Army has deployed some AI-enabled military technology in combat for the first time in Gaza, raising fears about the use of autonomous weapons in modern warfare.
The Army has hinted at what the new tech is being used for, with spokesman Daniel Hagari saying last month that Israel's forces were operating "above and underground simultaneously".
A senior defence official told AFP the tech was destroying enemy drones and mapping Hamas's vast tunnel network in Gaza.
New defence technologies including artificial intelligence-powered gunsights and robotic drones form a bright spot in an otherwise dire period for Israel's tech industry.
The sector accounted for 18% of GDP in 2022, but the war in Gaza has wreaked havoc with an estimated 8% of its workforce called up to fight.
"In general the war in Gaza presents threats, but also opportunities to test emerging technologies in the field," said Avi Hasson, chief executive of Startup Nation Central, an Israeli tech incubator.
"Both on the battlefield and in the hospitals there are technologies that have been used in this war that have not been used in the past."
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