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IDF to Roll Out 'Morpheus' AI to Scan Soldiers' Public Social Media

Officials say the tool is needed to curb leaks that aided Hamas before October 7.

Overview

  • The system is planned to routinely monitor the public social media accounts of roughly 170,000 regular-service soldiers.
  • Morpheus reviews text, images, and video for security-sensitive details and sends automatic deletion notices when it flags posts.
  • Serious alerts will be escalated for telephone inquiries by information-security officers.
  • The rollout is limited to open accounts and excludes reservists in line with legal and privacy restrictions.
  • A four-month pilot covering 45,000 soldiers led to thousands of deletions, and the full deployment awaits legal clearance with a start expected in early December.