The US military confirms the use of ‘advanced artificial intelligence tools’ in the war against Iran | War between the United States and Israel against Iran News

Admiral Brad Cooper says artificial intelligence is helping process data, but humans are the ones making the final decisions.

The US military has confirmed the use of a “variety” of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the war with Iran amid growing concerns about rising civilian casualties in the conflict.

Brad Cooper, head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), said on Wednesday that AI is helping US soldiers process large amounts of data.

“Our warfighters are leveraging a variety of advanced artificial intelligence tools. These systems help us sift through large amounts of data in seconds so our leaders can cut through the noise and make smarter decisions faster than the enemy can react,” Cooper said in a video message.

“Humans will always make final decisions about what to shoot, what not to shoot, and when to shoot, but advanced AI tools can turn processes that previously took hours and sometimes even days into seconds.”

The confirmation comes as calls grow for an independent investigation into the bombing of a school in southern Iran that killed more than 170 people, mostly children.

The US-Israeli campaign has killed more than 1,250 people in Iran since it began on February 28.

Although Cooper emphasized that humans make the final decisions on targeting, human rights experts are increasingly concerned about the use of AI in warfare.

Multiple reports have confirmed that Israel relied heavily on AI during its genocidal war in Gaza, which has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians since October 2023 and turned most of the territory into rubble.

The Iranian Red Crescent said Wednesday that the US-Israeli bombing campaign has damaged nearly 20,000 civilian buildings and 77 health facilities.

The strikes have also affected oil depots, several street markets, sports facilities, schools and a water desalination plant, according to Iranian officials.

US President Donald Trump’s administration has been seeking greater access to technological tools for military use.

Coinciding with the attack on Iran, Washington has been embroiled in a public fight with Anthropic after the technology company, which had a contract with the Pentagon, insisted that its artificial intelligence models not be used for fully autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.

Anthropic sued the Trump administration after Washington blacklisted the company as a “supply chain risk,” virtually banning it from doing direct or indirect business with government agencies.

“American warfighters supporting Operation Epic Fury and all missions around the world will never be held hostage by unelected technology executives or Silicon Valley ideology,” Pentagon spokeswoman Kingsley Wilson said in a statement last week.

“We will decide, we will dominate and we will win.”