Grossman says Bloomberg confirms his earlier Maven warning
4 Sep 18 9:06 PM · 5d ago · 1 article · 12 posts · 112 comments · 6 sources · development 4 of 6
Commentator Nicholas Grossman notes the Pentagon investigation confirms concerns he raised in April about the Maven AI targeting system relying on outdated information.
“When the US bombed an Iranian school, killing over 100 kids, it involved over-reliance on an AI targeting system called "Maven," which based it on outdated information.”
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Pete Hegseth US Secretary of Defense
Donald Trump US PresidentPalantir Technologies Maker of the Maven AI targeting system used by the PentagonBen Bartenstein and Krishna Karra Bloomberg investigative reporters
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#BREAKING: Pentagon blames flawed intel and AI for strike that killed at least 123 Iranian children.
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BLOOMBERG: “Flawed intelligence, outdated imagery, overreliance on A.I. contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab… Within hours Pentagon personnel knew 🇺🇸 was responsible…” 😳
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It appears AI being blamed for attack on school in Iran, as well: Bloomberg: "Inside Centcom, which conducted the US attack, some personnel relied too much on the artificial intelligence embedded in Maven Smart System, the officials said. " https://www. bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-ir…
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Generally yes because the system they used has been in place for close to 15 years. The algorithm has changed, but targeting systems using ML aren't new by any means. The process involves a human always providing the final analysis before giving authorization and it's clear that's where this one broke down. Either the person that authorized it got…
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When the US bombed an Iranian school, killing over 100 kids, it involved over-reliance on an AI targeting system called "Maven," which based it on outdated information. I called it in @foreignpolicy.com in April Now confirmed in @bloomberg.com report of Pentagon investigation
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Ben Bartenstein and Krishna Karra's reporting in @bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/ My @foreignpolicymag article from April, which argues for keeping humans central to targeting decisions, rather than relying on AI systems like the one that picked an elementary school based on outdated information…
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Dude right. Ever single media outlet should be running the story: "WHAT THE FUCK WE ACCIDENTALLY KILLED 100+ KIDS CAUSE OF SHITTY AI FROM AN INEPT WHITE HOUSE?!?!?!" This is fucking bonkers, this wasn't a small mistake, this wasn't a tiny fuck up. We literally murdered a shit ton of children in cold bold and everything is like "Meh whatever war is…
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"Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab."
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The US AI 'Kill Chain' > flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. https://www. bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-ir an-school-attack/
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It’s not that AI shouldn’t be used. It can be a very useful tool. My son works in fraud detection and AI is a fantastic tool. But it never has the final say. A human always has to review the information before any action is taken. The people who give the final approval for action should be held accountable.
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Can we charge the CEOs of Palantir with mass-infanticide? I think we should.
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Agreed, but Bush started a war and killed hundreds of thousands under false pretenses. Nothing happened to him and now, because Trump is worse, people are revisionists about how he wasn't so bad🙄 If history is a predictor, we will see no repercussions for this.
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From Ben Bartenstein and Krishna Karra's reporting in @bloomberg.com
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Republicans are always treated this way. They apparently have no agency and cannot be held accountable for anything they do. The fault is with the information they acted on, or whoever provoked them, or someone failing to stop them.
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Humans put AI in charge. Humans are culpable
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Maybe having competent military leadership would be even better instead of stocking it up with sycophants and sociopaths.
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Your periodic reminder that the company in question is named for a defective, unreliable crystal ball corrupted by a Dark Evil Lord.
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They can pass the buck all they want, but pretty sure Iran and the rest of the World hold the US accountable.
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The people who voted for Donnie aren’t for a free Palestine. They don’t give a shit either way. I promise any American who supports a free Palestine is ALSO furious about everything going on with Iran, Epstein, etc.
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Good odds that it is Palantir: "the single most important firm" in the development of Maven, an AI program used by the Pentagon, & "intended to speed up America’s kill chain: the process of finding targets, deciding what to do and conducting an attack." From The Economist, May 17.
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Since they fired the people whose job was to prevent it?
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And this is why Johnson sent House back into recess. - Calls to impeach Hegseth. There must be accountability. This is why EVERYONE must vote out every GOP/MAGA at every level of government. We must save ourselves from the GOP’s 30yr war on Democracy. #YourVoteYourVoice Say No‼️
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I want to know which company's AI was part of this kill chain.
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Americans protest what’s happening in Gaza, but they’re not protesting what their own effin government is doing I’m so damn appalled by the hypocrisy They voted in a pedophile who is a 34 count felon, but “Free Palestine!” Where are they in regard to freeing the Epstein files and Iranian kids 😑
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