# Pentagon Investigators Say AI Overreliance Caused School Strike

> Pentagon admits AI tool misidentified school as military target in Iran strike.
- Title: Pentagon Investigators Say AI Overreliance Caused School…
- Summary: Pentagon admits AI tool misidentified school as military target in Iran strike. U.S. strike on Iranian school killed 123 children due to overreliance on…
- Keywords: pentagon, palantir, maven, iran, minab, iranian, children, school, strike, war crime, Investigators, Say
- Source: Gizmodo — https://gizmodo.com/pentagon-investigators-say-overreliance-on-palantir-ai-tech-contributed-to-u-s-strike-that-killed-123-iranian-children-2000814477
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- Topics: pentagon, palantir, maven, iran, minab, iranian, children, school, strike, ai, un, war crime
## Strike Kills 123 Children
Two Tomahawk missiles hit Shajarah Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran on February 1, killing more than 150 people including at least 123 children.
## Pentagon Review Finds AI Overreliance
Pentagon officials reported overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI system contributed to misidentifying the school as a military target.
## Maven System Misidentified School
The Minab site was cataloged as an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facility due to outdated data and fed into Maven as a potential target.
## Palantir Defends Its Role
Palantir says it is not responsible for underlying data or intelligence deficiencies in the Maven system.

> is not responsible for the underlying data nor identifying intelligence deficiencies
## Outdated Intelligence Data
U.S. databases listed Minab as a military site for years despite construction of school walls completed by 2017.
## Human Intelligence Deficient
Human intelligence from southern Iran was thin, but the school had its own website and appeared on Google Maps.
## UN Calls It a War Crime
UN investigators found U.S. failed to verify school was military target before strike, constituting a war crime.
## Trump Denies Responsibility
President Trump claimed the strike was done by Iran and said no one will ever know what happened.

> No, in my opinion, based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran
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AI facial recognition led to false arrests in Florida, including a man 400 miles away at work.
## Key takeaway

U.S. strike on Iranian school killed 123 children due to overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI system.