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Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked Amazon and Oracle data centers in Bahrain and the UAE, targeting AI and intelligence infrastructure used by US and Israeli military operations. Iran also threatened further attacks on 18 major tech companies, including Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple, marking AI infrastructure as military targets.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems as it centers on AI technologies being used in military applications (e.g., AI-guided drones) and the targeting of AI-related infrastructure. Although no direct harm has yet occurred, the declaration of these companies and their data centers as military targets creates a plausible risk of future harm, including disruption of critical infrastructure and economic damage. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Hazard because it plausibly could lead to an AI Incident if attacks occur, but no incident has yet materialized.[AI generated]