Verfassungsblog (May 2024)

Gaza, Artificial Intelligence, and Kill Lists

  • Lisa Wiese,
  • Charlotte Langer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.59704/07a0756a3c08e64a
Journal volume & issue
no. 2366-7044

Abstract

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The Israeli army has developed an artificial intelligence-based system called “Lavender”. This approach promises faster and more accurate targeting; however, human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have warned of deficits in responsibility for violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). In the following, we will examine these concerns and show how responsibility for violations of IHL remains attributable to a state that uses automated or semi-automated systems in warfare.

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