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Incident 121: Autonomous Kargu-2 Drone Allegedly Remotely Used to Hunt down Libyan Soldiers

Description: In Libya, a Turkish-made Kargu-2 aerial drone powered by a computer vision model was allegedly used remotely by forces backed by the Tripoli-based government to track down and attack enemies as they were running from rocket attacks.

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Alleged: STM developed an AI system deployed by Tripoli-based government, which harmed Libyan soldiers.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
121
Report Count
4
Incident Date
2020-03-27
Editors
Sean McGregor, Khoa Lam
Applied Taxonomies
CSETv1, GMF, MIT

CSETv1 Taxonomy Classifications

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Incident Number

The number of the incident in the AI Incident Database.
 

121

MIT Taxonomy Classifications

Machine-Classified
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Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

4.2. Cyberattacks, weapon development or use, and mass harm

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. Malicious Actors & Misuse

Entity

Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
 

AI

Timing

The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
 

Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Intentional

Incident Reports

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Incident OccurrenceWas a flying killer robot used in Libya? Quite possibly+2
A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, U.N. Says
Was a flying killer robot used in Libya? Quite possibly

Was a flying killer robot used in Libya? Quite possibly

thebulletin.org

A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, U.N. Says

A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, U.N. Says

npr.org

AI-powered drone deployed in Libya has possibly killed people without any human interference

AI-powered drone deployed in Libya has possibly killed people without any human interference

iafrikan.com

A.I. Drone May Have Acted on Its Own in Attacking Fighters, U.N. Says

A.I. Drone May Have Acted on Its Own in Attacking Fighters, U.N. Says

nytimes.com

Was a flying killer robot used in Libya? Quite possibly
thebulletin.org · 2021

A screenshot from a promotional video advertising the Kargu drone. In the video, the weapon dives toward a target before exploding.

Last year in Libya, a Turkish-made autonomous weapon—the STM Kargu-2 drone—may have “hunted down and remotel…

A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, U.N. Says
npr.org · 2021

Military-grade autonomous drones can fly themselves to a specific location, pick their own targets and kill without the assistance of a remote human operator. Such weapons are known to be in development, but until recently there were no rep…

AI-powered drone deployed in Libya has possibly killed people without any human interference
iafrikan.com · 2021

It has been revealed that an Artificial Intelligence-powered military drone was able to identify and attack human targets in Libya. The drone, Kargu-2, is made by a Turkish company (STM) and fitted with a payload that explodes once it makes…

A.I. Drone May Have Acted on Its Own in Attacking Fighters, U.N. Says
nytimes.com · 2021

A military drone that attacked soldiers during a battle in Libya’s civil war last year may have done so without human control, according to a recent report commissioned by the United Nations.

The drone, which the report described as “a leth…

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