US missile strike on Iran school killed 123 children due to faulty AI and dated intel

A US missile strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, killed 123 children due to faulty intelligence, dated imagery, and heavy reliance on artificial intelligence, according to an internal Pentagon investigation. The strike, which occurred on February 28 using two Tomahawk missiles, is one of the worst incidents of civilian harm from US operations in decades. Investigators cited cuts in civilian-protection personnel and gaps in information about the site, which had once been part of a military compound but operated openly as a school. Palantir, the software provider, denied responsibility for underlying data deficiencies. An independent UN fact-finding mission found reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes, adding to evidence that could be used for accountability in international courts.