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Iran School Strike Exposes Cracks in Pentagon's AI Targeting Push
A Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed 168 people — over 100 of them children — has put Pentagon officials on the defensive about its Maven Smart System AI targeting platform.
Key Takeaways
- A Tomahawk strike generated by Maven Smart System killed 168 people at an Iranian school due to a stale targeting database
- Maven's overall accuracy is approximately 60%, well below the 84% achieved by human analysts under similar conditions
- The Pentagon is pressing ahead with a mandatory Maven rollout across all military branches by September despite the investigation findings
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