Lavender, where’s Daddy? Use of AI


Lavender, Where’s Daddy? — 


Israel's AI Tools Are Helping


 It Find And Hit Hamas 


Targets 

Buildings brought down in Gaza by Israeli bombing.
Buildings brought down in Gaza by Israeli bombing.
  • Artificial intelligence has swiftly transitioned from a concept in dystopian fiction to a prevalent reality on the modern battlefield.

    • Just a few years back, artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield was confined to the realm of dystopian fiction. Now, it's rapidly becoming standard practice.

    Israel's use of a cutting-edge automated AI-based software called "Lavender" in its ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza has thrown a spotlight on this evolution.

    In the war, Israel Defence Force (IDF) has been using a tool called "Lavender" to generate a list of potential Hamas targets in the territory called Gaza.

    Another AI-based software — "Where’s Daddy?" — was used to alert the IDF as soon as the target (generated by "Lavender") sets foot in his home. The Israelis would subsequently bomb the home. 

    This highlights how far AI technology has come — from the initial talks of how AI can make the job of humans easier to now being used in real wartime conditions.

    But how did Israel make the AI work? 

    "Lavender" or its earlier versions were first used in 2021, in Israel's May 2021 operation against Gaza, where the AI was used to identify Hamas missile squad commanders. 

    Its usage expanded to now where the automated system was able to produce tens of thousands of targets in seconds and minutes as opposed to days or weeks, if done manually by humans. 

    At its peak, the system was able to generate a list of 37,000 potential human targets.

    https://swarajyamag.com/world/lavender-wheres-daddy-israel-ai-tools-are-helping-it-find-and-hit-hamas-targets-in-gaza

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