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The IDF’s tool, first used in Israel’s 11-day war against Hamas in 2021, is an AI-based system that greatly increases Israel’s targeting capacity by rapidly generating airstrike suggestions in Gaza.
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As a general database, Lavender presumably could be used for various purposes. Some are unrelated to targeting, as in the case of identifying individuals who should be detained or questioned. It could also be helpful when planning an operation in an area in order to identify organized armed group members or other persons of interest or to get a sense of the enemy’s density in it.
Gospel and Lavender are directly related to compliance with the first rule. In principle, and if used in accordance with reasonable procedures, they both should enhance the ability of an attacking force to reliably identify legally targetable objects and persons. On the modern battlefield, especially for an armed force with advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities like the IDF, the sheer volume of information can overwhelm human capacity to sort through it to identify points that bear on whether a target qualifies as a military objective or targetable person.
Although Lavender seems useful in determining whether a particular individual is targetable, situations undoubtedly exist, as with objects, in which targetability is obvious. For instance, intelligence analysts would not need to resort to Lavender to assess whether a known al-Qassam Brigades senior leader is targetable as an organized armed group member. Yet, I imagine that Lavender might still be queried to see whether there is recent information about their location (e.g., last whereabouts), habits, etc.
Peter Theil made "LAVENDER" AI. He's also JD Vance's mentor, financier, and Trump supporter.