The UN Secretary-General said on Friday he was
“deeply disturbed”
by reports of Israel’s use of artificial intelligence to identify targets in Gaza, rejecting
“life or death decisions”
are delegated to algorithms.
“I am deeply disturbed by reports that the Israeli military's bombing campaign includes artificial intelligence as a tool to identify targets, particularly in densely populated residential areas, leading to a high number of
civilian casualties
,
”
he said. declared Antonio Guterres to the press.
“No portion of life or death decisions that impact entire families should be delegated to the cold calculation of algorithms
,” he insisted.
AI should be used as a force for good
An investigation published by the media +972 Magazine and Local Call, taken up by several American media this week, describes the existence of an Israeli army program called
“Lavender”
which uses artificial intelligence to identify targets in Gaza , with a certain margin of error.
“I have been warning for years about the dangers of weaponizing artificial intelligence and reducing the essential role of human intervention
,” stressed Antonio Guterres.
“AI should be used as a force for good, for the benefit of the world, and not contribute to war at an industrial level, blurring accountability
,” he added.