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Project Maven blamed for 2026 US airstrike on a school in Iran

BBC World Service says Meredith Whittaker blames the AI program, which Google dropped, for a strike that killed 150 people.

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BBC World Service says Meredith Whittaker, who organized a 2018 Google walkout over Project Maven, claims the AI defense program was responsible for a 2026 US airstrike on a school in Iran that killed 150 people. Google dropped the project, which a rival firm took up. The US military has not released its findings on the Minab strike; the defense secretary says it does not intentionally target civilians.

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BBC World Service@bbcworldserviceIn 2018, Meredith Whittaker organised a walkout at Google, in protest at an AI defence programme called "Project Maven". Whittaker says this project - dropped by Google but taken up by a rival firm - was responsible for a 2026 US airstrike on a school in Iran which killed 150 people. The US military hasn't yet released its Minab strike findings. The US Defence Secretary says they don't intentionally target civilians. 🎧 How did "AI delusion" impact the lives of vulnerable people around the globe? https://bbc.in/4nx49uB5h
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    BBC World Service@bbcworldserviceIn 2018, Meredith Whittaker organised a walkout at Google, in protest at an AI defence programme called "Project Maven". Whittaker says this project - dropped by Google but taken up by a rival firm - was responsible for a 2026 US airstrike on a school in Iran which killed 150 people. The US military hasn't yet released its Minab strike findings. The US Defence Secretary says they don't intentionally target civilians. 🎧 How did "AI delusion" impact the lives of vulnerable people around the globe? https://bbc.in/4nx49uB5h
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