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by none_to_remain 841 days ago
I asked ChatGPT 3.5 "Which 20th and 21st century conflicts have involved the deplorable use of child terrorists?"

It gave a non-exhaustive list of ten, cursorily looking correct to me, but not including the Israel-Palestine conflict.

When I asked "What about the Israel-Palestine conflict" it replied that some Palestinian militant groups, naming Hamas and Islamic Jihad, faced allegations, while Israel did not. It did mention Israeli detention of Palestinian children as a way Israel involved children in the conflict.

Asking about the Irish republicans during the Troubles got a vague "maybe, kinda a little bit" response.

It said the Houthis have "credible reports and concerns" about using child terrorists.

The Nazis, it said, did not deploy child terrorists, but it noted the Hitler Youth and their last-ditch use as a militia towards the war's end.