Israel has actually long been a leader in hi-tech warfare. In this episode, the Financial Times development editor John Thornhill checks out the Israel Defense Forces’ usage of expert system targeting help as part of its toolbox in the war versus Hamas. Can AI decrease civilian casualties and avoid breaches of worldwide humanitarian law or has the innovation served just to speed up the death? And what can Israel’s defence tech environment inform us about the future of warfare?
We speak with Nadim Nashif, executive director of the Palestinian digital rights group 7amleh, Tal Mimran, an Accessory Speaker at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hamutal Meridor, co-founder of Israeli defence tech start-up Kela, and Elke Schwarz, teacher at Queen Mary University of London.
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Tech Tonic exists by John Thornhill. The manufacturers are Josh Gabert-Doyon and Persis Love. The senior manufacturer is Edwin Lane and the executive manufacturers are Manuela Saragosa and Topher Forhecz. Sound style by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. Initial music by Metaphor Music. The feet’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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