The development of AI military systems raises fears that the future will be dominated by killer robots — autonomous drones or vehicles making decisions on who lives and who dies.

The Gaza war showed that the automated systems working in the background to make decisions on who or what is a target are already in place.

When used with the same recklessness that was apparent in Gaza, the consequences are catastrophic — nearly 70,000 Palestinians were killed in two years, according to Gazan health authorities.

With the rapid development of automated warfare, at a time when international legal norms and rules are coming under strain, Lubin sees Gaza as a “pivotal moment” that will “redefine wartime activity.”

“It’s not just about the targeting cycle. It’s about every aspect of the war machine,” he said.

“It’s a very dangerous time we’re entering into.”

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