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Gaza update: the questionable precision and ethics of Israel’s AI warfare machine

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Giovedì, Aprile 18, 2024
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The IDF says it has been working on information gleaned from questioning Palestinian fighters captured in the fighting.

Key Points: 
  • The IDF says it has been working on information gleaned from questioning Palestinian fighters captured in the fighting.
  • According to a report in the Jerusalem Post on April 17, the Palestinian fighters were hiding out in schools in the area.
  • The investigation, by online Israeli magazines +927 and Local Call examined the use of an AI programme called “Lavender”.
  • It’s important to note that the IDF is not the only military to be working with AI in this way.
  • But one function of the way the IDF is harnessing Lavender in this current conflict is its use alongside other systems.
  • Read more:
    Israel accused of using AI to target thousands in Gaza, as killer algorithms outpace international law

The Iranian dimension

  • Away from the charnel house that is the Gaza Strip, the focus has been on the aftermath of Israel’s strike on the Iranian embassy in Baghdad on April 1.
  • As is his wont, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed revenge, declaring: “The Zionist regime will be punished by the hands of our brave men.
  • And this was very much how it was to turn out when Iran’s drones and missiles flew last weekend.
  • Read more:
    Could Israel's strike against the Iranian embassy in Damascus escalate into a wider regional war?
  • Read more:
    Why Iran's failed attack on Israel may well turn out to be a strategic success

The nuclear option?


One of the possibilities being widely canvassed is that Israel could mount some kind of attack on Iran’s nuclear weapons programme. This has been revitalised in the years since Donald Trump pulled the US out of the deal negotiated by his predecessor Barack Obama.

  • He walks us through the history of Iran’s nuclear programme, a story littered with the bodies of Iranian nuclear scientists and the wreckage of its nuclear facilities thanks to fiendish cyberattacks such as the Stuxnet virus developed by Israel and the US that was launched against Iran in 2010.
  • Since Trump quit the nuclear deal, Iran has gone full-steam ahead in ramping up its nuclear weapons programme, while reportedly hiding its key installations in deep underground bunkers that are thought impossible to destroy from the air.

OZ Digital Consulting Takes Lead in Azure Cloud Ops with New SVP Hire

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Mercoledì, Settembre 13, 2023
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"For more than a quarter century, OZ has been about innovating from our core principles," OZ CEO Amjad Shamim says.

Key Points: 
  • "For more than a quarter century, OZ has been about innovating from our core principles," OZ CEO Amjad Shamim says.
  • "Which is to say, we evolve constantly, focus on outcome, and pursue and celebrate success as a team.
  • In his new role as SVP, Azure Leader, Milgram will, in partnership with the OZ R&D team, establish the Azure Technical Architecture vision, defining architectural standards and collaborate with technology practices to deliver cutting-edge solutions for clients, alongside an Azure Cloud Operations technology practice.
  • "I first met OZ Founder and CEO Amjad Shamim fifteen years ago while we both were speaking at the same conference," Milgram says.

Obedience can come at a personal cost - New study digs into the personality of people who unquestionably follow orders

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Sabato, Marzo 26, 2022
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MONTREAL, March 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Of the 40 male participants who took part in the famous (or infamous) Milgram obedience study, 65% reached the maximum threshold of 450 volts. Basically, more than half of the participants agreed to follow the experimenter's order to administer a painful - albeit fake - electric shock to an actor who could be heard screaming in pain and crying in an adjacent room.

Key Points: 
  • Although this study has been extensively disparaged and would be considered unethical by today's standards, it does beg the question: What is the personality profile of people who unquestionably follow orders they disagree with?
  • Analyzing data collected from 12,259 people who took the Emotional Intelligence Test , PsychTests' researchers examined the personality profile of people who follow orders even when they disagree with them ("Compliers") and those who don't ("Defiers").
  • OTHER INTERESTING STATS FROM PSYCHTESTS' STUDY:
    > 35% of Compliers and 46% of Defiers believe that some acts of dishonesty can be justified.
  • staff is comprised of a dedicated team of psychologists, test developers, researchers, statisticians, writers, and artificial intelligence experts (see ARCHProfile.com ).

Peiffer Wolf: Leading U.S. Fertility Law Advocate Urges “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” to Distance Reality TV Show From Doctor Sued for Fertility Fraud

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Mercoledì, Ottobre 7, 2020
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A San Diego woman sought out the help of Milgram in 1988 for artificial insemination, which resulted in the birth of her son.

Key Points: 
  • A San Diego woman sought out the help of Milgram in 1988 for artificial insemination, which resulted in the birth of her son.
  • In his letter to the Kardashians producers, Wolf notes: This horrific brand of misconduct has been referred to as medical rape.
  • To be clear: Dr. Milgram and other perpetrators of such insidious acts should not be honored and celebrated on your show.
  • More specifically, I do not think that someone of Ms. Kardashians demonstrated leadership on fertility issues would cast a positive spotlight on a medical professional currently being sued for fertility fraud.