Congress calls for oversight following reports US military is using AI to help determine which sites in Iran to attack
Concerns raised over US military ‘using AI’ in Iran war
- The US military is reportedly using AI tools, including Palantir's Maven Smart System and Anthropic's Claude, to identify and prioritise targets for airstrikes in the conflict with Iran.
- Members of Congress have called for increased oversight and strict guardrails on the military's use of AI, emphasising the need for human involvement in decisions regarding lethal force.
- Admiral Brad Cooper of the U.S. Central Command confirmed the military employs advanced AI to process vast amounts of data, but reiterated that humans retain final decision-making authority on targeting.
- An investigation by The Independent and Airwars identified Abdul-Rahman al-Rawi as the first known civilian fatality in a US airstrike acknowledged to have been assisted by AI.
- A preliminary Pentagon report found the US responsible for an unintentional bombing of a school in Minab, Iran, killing around 175 people, predominantly children, though AI's involvement remains unconfirmed.
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