UN Labels US Strike Killing 123 Iranian Children a War Crime and Cites Palantir AI
Regulation13d agoObsolete target databases and a failure in automated intelligence verification caused a February missile attack on a school in Minab, Iran, which left over a hundred students dead. Pentagon investigators found that Palantir's Maven AI system fused more than 150 data inputs to accelerate targeting from hours to minutes, but it failed to flag stale data marking the site as military. Personnel incorrectly assumed the AI would alert them to the old intelligence, resulting in a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile hitting the school.
A UN expert report concludes the strike constituted a war crime and identifies the US as the party responsible for a second attack on a Lamerd sports facility. The investigation indicates total casualties in Minab reached approximately 150 people. The same UN mission reported that Iranian security forces committed crimes against humanity during protests, including the killing of 221 children.
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- SOURCE@staunovo“flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab”x.com
- SUPPORT@lukolejnik“Palantir’s Maven fused 150+ data inputs and accelerated targeting from hours to minutes”x.com
- SOURCE@shayan86“US military “kill chain” that destroyed a school and killed 123 children in Iran”x.com
- SUPPORT@techmeme“US officials say overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI system was among the factors that contributed to a February missile strike in Iran that killed 123 children”x.com
- SUPPORT@mehdirhasan“Within hours of a Feb. 28 missile attack that hit an Iranian school, some Pentagon personnel knew the US was responsible”x.com
- SUPPORT@lrozen“Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School”x.com
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- SOURCE@business“overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab, Iran”x.com