Lawmakers Press Pentagon Over Iran Strike and AI in Targeting
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More than 120 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking details on civilian-casualty mitigation in Iran and the role of AI in selecting targets, spotlighting the Feb. 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school that killed over 170 people. They question why the school was targeted, whether AI or the Maven Smart System was used, and whether human review occurred; a March 20 deadline for answers is set, and the Pentagon has not yet publicly commented.
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- Iranian school was on U.S. target list, may have been mistaken as military site The Washington Post
- Opinion | The Iran war is serious. The way Pete Hegseth talks about it is not. MS NOW
- US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say CNN
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