Stop Killer AI

Most people take around 10 minutes to decide what show to stream and around 3 minutes to decide what to order off of a restaurant menu. An Israeli intelligence officer said he took about 20 seconds to decide whether to add a human being to a kill list based on suggestions generated by “Lavender,” an artificial intelligence system powered by data Israel has collected from its surveillance of Palestinian communities. Then, the Israeli military uses another AI system, sadistically named “Where’s Daddy?”, to strike targets at home with their families. Learn more about Lavender, Where’s Daddy?, and the violence made possible by digital dehumanization in our new interactive visual, Stop Killer AI.

Visualizing Palestine is grateful to an anonymous friend who worked with us to create this interactive visual, building on our previous story Automating Genocide.

“When we consider the impact of such [artificial intelligence] systems on human rights, we need to look at the consequences, first, if they malfunction and second, if they work as intended. In both situations, reducing human beings to statistical data points has grave and irreversible consequences for people’s dignity, safety, and lives.”–Marwa Fatafta and Daniel Lefeur, “Artificial Genocidal Intelligence: how Israel is automating human rights abuses and war crimes,” Access Now.

Explore how Israel uses artificial intelligence to produce targets for its bombing campaign faster than humanly possible.

“Nothing happens by accident,” said another source. “When a 3-year-old girl is killed in a home in Gaza, it’s because someone in the army decided it wasn’t a big deal for her to be killed […] These are not random rockets. Everything is intentional. We know exactly how much collateral damage there is in every home.” —Yuval Abraham, “A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza“, +972 Magazine.

Human rights advocates are calling for a ban of AI target-generation systems in warfare, biometric mass surveillance, so-called “social scoring” algorithms, and other technologies that are fundamentally incompatible with human rights.

This striking 400-page collection of 200+ full-color infographics reflects over a decade of collaboration by 160+ VP contributors. It offers a vivid portrait of Israeli settler colonialism at a time when the urgency of the Palestinian demand for freedom and justice is undeniable.

Other Updates:

Genocidal Conditions

Various conditions of mass displacement and genocide (overcrowding, malnutrition, lack of sanitation) intersect to create a surge of infectious diseases in Gaza.

Treating Trauma Under Israeli Fire

This is the fifth update to this visual, which shows the systematic targeting of Palestinian medical staff and facilities.

Killing the Story

This is the third update to this visual, and now includes the names of 146 journalists killed by Israeli forces up until May 6, 2024.

Zero Accountability

This is the fifth update to this visual with figures on Israel’s wanton destruction of Gaza and genocide against Palestinians.

VP at the People’s Conference for Palestine

We joined dozens of organizations and thousands of people in attending the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit, Michigan from May 24-26th. This conference convened student organizers, movement leaders, intellectuals, progressive organizations, artists, and cultural workers, as well as community members.

Visualizing Data: Palestine vs. Disinformation with Super Humanizer

In this podcast Aline Batarseh, VP’s executive director, discusses VP’s mission to reclaim the Palestinian narrative through well-researched visuals. She brings examples of how we dispel disinformation and defy silencing to highlight stories of Palestinian realities, sumud, and community.

In solidarity,

The VP team