The Israeli military is using data, surveillance, and AI to kill noncombatants in Southern Lebanon.

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This week, we're kind of taking a break from our Computer Says Kill series to play a interview from our YouTube channel that is extremely relevant to the conversations we've been having about AI and militarization. Alix sat down with Nabih Bulos, the Middle East Bureau Chief at the LA Times, to discuss his recent reporting on Israel’s complex system of surveillance-driven targeting where, as he writes, even data from a phone can become a death sentence.

Further reading & resources:

• Inside Israel’s AI targeting system: How data from a phone become a death sentence — Nabih Bulos, The Los Angeles Times, May 2026
• Watch the interview on our YouTube channel
• Catch up on episodes of Computer Says Kill, our series on AI, warfare, and power 

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