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US Aids Saudi AI Targeting Against Yemen Houthis

The US is helping Saudi Arabia fight the Houthi group in Yemen with AI-assisted targeting, as Riyadh seeks a technological edge amid ongoing Houthi attacks. Houthi missiles reportedly struck targets in Yemen including Aden's airport and a coastguard base. Experts caution that AI is not a decisive solution and raise technological, political and human rights concerns.

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The US is helping Saudi Arabia fight the Houthi group in Yemen with AI-assisted targeting. But AI is not a magic bullet, experts say, and there are technological, political and human rights issues to consider.

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Saudi Arabia looks to US for an AI edge as Yemen's Houthis up pressure

The US is helping Saudi Arabia fight the Houthi group in Yemen with AI-assisted targeting. But AI is not a magic bullet, experts say, and there are technological, political and human rights issues to consider.

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