Palestinian digital rights defender, Mona Shtaya, exposes Israel’s weaponisation of artificial intelligence through its surveillance and automated target systems technology used to massacre Palestinians en masse in its genocide on Gaza.

“So we’re not speaking about Hamas fighters, we’re speaking about normal civilians who were just sitting in their homes and they were targeted for the sake of being Palestinians.”

In a recent article for Mondoweiss, Shtaya argues that Israel’s participation in the first global AI treaty raises serious questions given how Israel has for months, “used advanced AI systems like ‘Lavender’ and ‘Habsora’ to target and kill civilians in Gaza, all while celebrating its role in drafting a treaty that claims to ensure responsible AI governance."