{"id":220828,"date":"2026-03-06T21:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T02:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/questions-over-ai-capability-as-tech-guides-iran-strikes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T01:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:45:10","slug":"questions-over-ai-capability-as-tech-guides-iran-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/questions-over-ai-capability-as-tech-guides-iran-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikes<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2026\/03\/questions-over-ai-capability-tech-guides-iran-strikes<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-06 21:37:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.al-monitor.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology’s use in war remains hotly debated.<\/p>\n

Different forms of artificial intelligence have reportedly been used to guide the Israeli campaign in Gaza and the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in an American raid.<\/p>\n

And experts believe the technology has helped select targets for the thousands of US and Israeli strikes on Iran since February 28 — although exact uses have yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n

Today “every military power of any significance invests hugely in military applications of AI,” said Laure de Roucy-Rochegonde of French think tank IFRI.<\/p>\n

“Almost any military function can be boosted with AI,” from “logistics to reconnaissance, observation, information warfare, electronic warfare and cybersecurity,” she added.<\/p>\n

AI tools can also be found built into semi-autonomous attack drones and other weapons.<\/p>\n

But one of their best-known uses is in shortening the so-called “kill chain”, the time and decision-making between detecting a target and striking it.<\/p>\n

US forces use the Maven Smart System (MSS) built by Palantir, which the company says can identify and prioritise potential targets.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post reported this week that Anthropic’s Claude generative AI model has been integrated with Maven to boost the tool’s detection and simulation capabilities.<\/p>\n

Palantir and Anthropic did not respond to AFP’s requests for comment.<\/p>\n

AI algorithms “allow us to move much faster in handling information, and above all to be more comprehensive,” said Bertrand Rondepierre, head of the French army’s AI agency AMIAD.<\/p>\n

The technology can sift through vast quantities of data, including “satellite images, radar, electromagnetic waves, sound, drone images and sometimes real-time video,” he added.<\/p>\n

– Human control –<\/p>\n

AI’s deployment in war poses a slew of moral and legal questions, notably on the extent of human control over their…<\/p>\n

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