Israel weaponises AI for West Bank demolitions

As the world wrestles with the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and the dangers of removing humans from life-altering decisions, Israel has pressed ahead with deploying AI as part of its military arsenal.In Gaza, AI systems have been used to determine potential bomb targets, contributing to the scale of the killing of Palestinians there as recently documented in the award-winning documentary NAZA.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Geopolitical divides fueling Security Council inaction, UN chief warnslist 2 of 3UK trade unions back motion to boycott and sanction Israellist 3 of 3Belarus frees 25 political prisoners in return for US sanctions reliefend of listIsrael has not only used AI in its genocidal war on Gaza but also in the occupied West Bank, where it has systematically been weaponised to survey Palestinian land and expedite forced displacement, according to researchers and rights activists.The Turkish media outlet PalDigital, citing rights activists and Israeli media reports, highlighted how Israel uses AI tools – and specifically a product called ImiSight developed by the Israeli weapons manufacturer Rafael – to monitor vast swathes of land and obs...