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Re:'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spr... by stefan_ on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @04:09PM (#39922429)
So like ground troops in every war, ever? There’s a whole school of thought around having the boots on the ground make their own in the moment decisions.
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Re:'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spr... by Qem on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @04:48PM (#39922905)
> There’s a whole school of thought around having the boots on the ground make their own in the moment decisions.

So when the war crimes trial happens the higher ups can throw their subordinates under the bus and claim ignorance. The Nuremberg defense was about blaming superiors. I wonder if the reverse, blaming subordinates and computers will be known as Hague defense, after the apartheid officers in Tel Aviv are taken to court. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_orders

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Re:'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spr... by schandur on Friday April 05, 2024 @02:37AM (#39939318)
"apartheid officers in Tel Aviv"

First time I am reading this on Hacker News.

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Re:'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spr... by Qem on Friday April 05, 2024 @05:56AM (#39940592)
The current Israeli regime is recognized as an apartheid by human rights organizations. See for example:

https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/isra...

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2022/02/qa-israel...

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Re:'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spr... by Sporktacular on Thursday April 04, 2024 @06:36AM (#39928616)
No. Obviously there are things called discipline and rules of engagement. What kind of an answer is this?
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