Oct 24, 2022 16:00:00

AI-equipped robot guns that can determine and shoot ``correct targets'' are deployed in Palestinian refugee camps

The Israeli military has reportedly deployed AI-equipped robotic guns to Palestinian refugee camps in the

West Bank . It seems that this robot gun can distinguish the 'correct target' and shoot.

Israel deploys AI-powered robot guns that can track targets in the West Bank | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/10/17/israel-deploys-ai-powered-robot-guns-that-can-track-targets-in-the-west-bank

Deployed is a '

Smart Shooter ' product, deployed in a lookout tower overlooking the Al-Arob refugee camp in the West Bank, with a range that reaches the end of the camp.

According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Al-Arob has been one of the most frequently invaded refugee camps in the West Bank by Israeli forces, using tear gas, acoustic bombs and plastic-coated metal bullets. A place where such conflicts occur frequently. Like other camps, unemployment is high, living conditions are poor, and many refugees live in shelters that do not meet the standards.

Arroub Camp | UNRWA
https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/west-bank/arroub-camp

The AI-equipped robot gun deployed this time is regulated so that it cannot use live ammunition, and can only fire tear gas, stun grenades and sponge bullets, the Israeli military said.

Smart Shooter CEO Michal Mor said, 'Terrorists are usually in environments where there are many people we don't want to hurt. I am doing it.”

Once the target is locked, when the trigger is pulled, the system will adjust so that only legitimate targets are fired, and no uninvolved bystanders are shot.

Human rights activists are concerned about the 'digital dehumanization of weapons systems' and accuse Israel of creating a 'human rights powder keg'.

Already, the same type of AI-equipped robot gun has been introduced in Iraq by the US military, and South Korea has deployed it on the border with North Korea.