Three months before Hamas attacked Israel, Ronen Bar, director of Shin Bet, announced that his agency had developed its own artificial intelligence platform that had been incorporated into their systems. However, the devastating attack caught Israel completely by surprise, despite Hamas’s preparations being in plain sight. Israeli intelligence failed to predict the attack due to Hamas feeding them false information. The tech industry has a long history of collaborating with the military. Google’s involvement in Project Maven, a deadly drone program, sparked backlash from employees. The military’s focus on AI-led technologies has seen many failures, with high hopes not matching real-world results.
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