An AP investigation reveals that U.S. tech giants Microsoft and OpenAI have supplied advanced AI tools to Israel’s military, enabling rapid targeting of suspected militants in Gaza and Lebanon. Post-October 7, Israel’s use of these commercial AI models surged by 200x, processing intercepted communications and surveillance data to accelerate strikes. However, civilian deaths have soared—over 50,000 fatalities in Gaza and Lebanon, with 70% of Gaza's infrastructure destroyed.
Internal documents show Microsoft’s servers stored 13.6 petabytes of military data (350x the Library of Congress’s digital capacity) and a $133M defense contract. Experts warn this marks the first confirmed use of commercial AI in active warfare, raising ethical alarms over flawed algorithms, biased data, and Silicon Valley’s role in autonomous conflict. AI Now Institute’s Heidy Khlaaf calls it a precedent for “unethical and unlawful warfare,” questioning tech’s accountability in life-or-death decisions.
By that token, we might label all Israeli "citizens" as combatants due to their mandatory conscription law.
Of course, that's a facetious argument that sane people don't make. But here we are, trying to use that logic to demonize people who resist colonial genocide.
> By that token, we might label all Israeli "citizens" as combatants due to their mandatory conscription law.
While in the military, sure. But once you're out, you're a civilian.
> Of course, that's a facetious argument that sane people don't make.
Yet you just tried.
> But here we are, trying to use that logic to demonize people who resist colonial genocide.
If you studied history, you would realize Jews were there first. They are the ones who have the right to decolonize, yet they allow 2 million Arabs to live in Israel.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 16.2 ms ] threadInternal documents show Microsoft’s servers stored 13.6 petabytes of military data (350x the Library of Congress’s digital capacity) and a $133M defense contract. Experts warn this marks the first confirmed use of commercial AI in active warfare, raising ethical alarms over flawed algorithms, biased data, and Silicon Valley’s role in autonomous conflict. AI Now Institute’s Heidy Khlaaf calls it a precedent for “unethical and unlawful warfare,” questioning tech’s accountability in life-or-death decisions.
Of course, that's a facetious argument that sane people don't make. But here we are, trying to use that logic to demonize people who resist colonial genocide.
*shrug* golden rule and all that
While in the military, sure. But once you're out, you're a civilian.
> Of course, that's a facetious argument that sane people don't make.
Yet you just tried.
> But here we are, trying to use that logic to demonize people who resist colonial genocide.
If you studied history, you would realize Jews were there first. They are the ones who have the right to decolonize, yet they allow 2 million Arabs to live in Israel.
Remind me, how many Jews live in Gaza?