China unveils AI system to automate satellite targeting and surveillance

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China has unveiled an AI system designed to automate satellite targeting and surveillance, reportedly used by the US in the Iran war for targeting processes. The system's operation details remain classified amid concerns about AI's role in war crimes.

The United States is reportedly bringing a powerful new weapon to the Iran war: large artificial intelligence (AI) models tasked with automating every stage of the targeting process, from satellite imagery analysis to final strike selection. But how these systems operate remains strictly classified, with incidents such as the February bombing of a primary school that killed more than 200 children in southern Iran raising public concerns about AI’s potential role in committing war crimes. Now...