"When civilian banks, logistics platforms, and payment processors share physical data center infrastructure with military AI systems, those facilities become legitimate military targets under international humanitarian law - and the civilian services housed inside lose their legal protection."
"Co-tenancy agreements - where civilian enterprise applications share physical servers with military AI systems - are widespread in the data center industry, driven by capacity constraints and cost efficiencies."
"Under the laws of armed conflict, specifically Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, a facility used for military purposes can be classified as a military objective regardless of whatever civilian functions it also serves."
Civilian banks and military AI systems sharing data center infrastructure create significant legal and operational risks. Recent attacks in the Persian Gulf have demonstrated that when military objectives are targeted, civilian services like banking and logistics are disrupted. Co-tenancy agreements, driven by cost and capacity, blur the lines between military and civilian functions. International humanitarian law mandates the separation of military objectives from civilian infrastructure, highlighting the urgent need for reevaluation of data center practices to protect civilian services.
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