AI infrastructure on the front line: Lessons for Asean from the Iran war
OpinionAI infrastructure on the front line: Lessons for Asean from the Iran war
It’s time Southeast Asia reckoned with the weaponisation of artificial intelligence and what it means for the region’s security
Iran warned that US tech companies with Israeli links, including Google, Microsoft, Palantir, Nvidia and Oracle, were on Tehran’s list of “legitimate targets” for countermeasures.
As technological shifts substantially reshape the nature of conflict, the targeting of digital infrastructure – including privately owned data centres – was always only going to be a matter of time in an active conflict.
The convergence of AI-powered data analytics, cloud storage and military operations means that in highly digitised societies, the line between economic disruption and strategic jeopardy can be indiscernible. The data centres and algorithms that underwrite banking, healthcare, education and public administration for millions of civilians could also double as military targets for destruction.
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