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