This is from an exclusive at the Washington Post, which seems upset that Israel is killing terrorists
Israel built an ‘AI factory’ for war. It unleashed it in Gaza.
After the brutal Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces deluged Gaza with bombs, drawing on a database painstakingly compiled through the years that detailed home addresses, tunnels and other infrastructure critical to the militant group.
But then the target bank ran low. To maintain the war’s breakneck pace, the IDF turned to an elaborate artificial intelligence tool called Habsora — or “the Gospel” — which could quickly generate hundreds of additional targets.
The use of AI to rapidly refill IDF’s target bank allowed the military to continue its campaign uninterrupted, according to two people familiar with the operation. It is an example of how the decade-long program to place advanced AI tools at the center of IDF’s intelligence operations has contributed to the violence of Israel’s 14-month war in Gaza.
The IDF has broadcast the existence of these programs, which constitute what some experts consider the most advanced military AI initiative ever to be deployed. But a Washington Post investigation reveals previously unreported details of the inner workings of the machine-learning program, along with the secretive, decade-long history of its development.
Personally, I see no issue with the IDF using all the tools they can to kill members of Hamas, Hezbollah, and any associated with them.
The investigation also reveals a fierce debate within the highest echelons of the military, starting years before Oct. 7, about the quality of intelligence gathered by AI, whether the technologies’ recommendations garnered sufficient scrutiny, and if the focus on AI weakened the IDF’s intelligence capabilities. Some internal critics argue the AI program has been a behind-the-scenes force accelerating the death toll in Gaza, which has now claimed 45,000 lives, more than half of whom were women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
First, no one wants to see their jobs being replaced. Second, they’ve been using the same 45K number for at least 6 months, haven’t they? Seriously, the Hamas run Gaza Health Ministry is trotting out the same number month after month, and news outlets like the Washington Post keep running with the Hamas propaganda. And then wonder why they are not trusted.
People familiar with the IDF’s practices, including soldiers who have served in the war, say Israel’s military has significantly expanded the number of acceptable civilian casualties from historic norms. Some argue this shift is enabled by automation, which has made it easier to speedily generate large quantities of targets, including of low-level militants who participated in the Oct. 7 attacks.
Those civilians are hanging with terrorists. Anyhow, once you get by the whining and support for terrorists by the WP, they do get into the meat and tell us some interesting things like
Using the software’s image recognition, soldiers could unearth subtle patterns, including minuscule changes in years of satellite footage of Gaza suggesting that Hamas had buried a rocket launcher or dug a new tunnel on agricultural land, compressing a week’s worth of work into 30 minutes, a former military leader who worked on the systems said.
But
Two former senior commanders said they believe the intense focus on AI was a significant reason Israel was caught off-guard that day. The department overemphasized technological findings and made it difficult for analysts to raise warnings to senior commanders.
It is a long, interesting piece, worth the read.
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From CNN….
I think most of you remember the 2016 coup in Turkey
“Erdogan quickly blamed low-ranking military officers who rebelled against their superiors. He later pointed across the Atlantic, to a small, leafy Pennsylvania town that is home to his bitter rival: Fethullah Gulen, a reclusive cleric who leads a popular movement called Hizmet.
The 75-year old imam went into self-imposed exile when he moved from Turkey to the United States in 1999 and settled in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.
“I call on the United States and President Barack Obama. Dear Mr. President, I told you this before. Either arrest Fethullah Gulen or return him to Turkey. You didn’t listen. I call on you again, after there was a coup attempt. Extradite this man in Pennsylvania to Turkey! If we are strategic partners or model partners, do what is necessary,” Erdogan said.
Who is Fethullah Gulen?
Gulen has a loyal following – known as Gulenists – in Turkey, who all subscribe to the Hizmet movement.
Hizmet is a global initiative inspired by Gulen, who espouses what The New York Times has described as “a moderate, pro-Western brand of Sunni Islam that appeals to many well-educated and professional Turks.” Nongovernmental organizations founded by the Hizmet movement, including hundreds of secular co-ed schools, free tutoring centers, hospitals and relief agencies, are credited with addressing many of Turkey’s social problems.
So why is the left so afraid of Trump?
Some analysts say a purge of high-ranking military officials loyal to Gulen was expected to take place next month. That’s the short answer.
The long answer is that Erdogan has made many enemies, including Gulenists who were his allies for most of his tenure when he served as prime minister. In fact, it was with the help of the Gulenists that he was able to carry out the previous military purge, which targeted secularist generals and officers.
But after a fallout that started with the government trying to shut down Gulenist educational centers and the Gulenists accusing senior administration officials of bribery, the friction between the former allies became openly hostile. The government now categorizes the Gulenists as a terrorist organization, called FETO. Over the last year, police ranks have been cleansed of Gulenist officers.”
TLDR: Sadly, I wished you would take the time….however…
In short. Erdogan has embarked on purging the military of generals and ranking officals as well as teachers, professors etc… and taking over as dictator. So when Trump discusses changing the way the Generals in his own army do things, fighting against DEI and left wing propaganda in colleges and Universities……they naturally fear another Trump and the MAGA movement as another form of Erdogan……….Which they liken to the Gulenists of Turkey.
Now you have some context for why Trump is so hated and feared by the left. Not only the left is the USA but around the world.