YnetNews.com reports: “Israeli startup AskIt has created AI-based behavioral profiles of 122 commanders in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, each modeled on the individual’s real background including personal and military history, age, family status, and psychological characteristics. The synthetic generals database draws on open-source data, but goes deeper into each commander’s cognitive patterns using methodologies from psychology and socio-physics, making it possible to understand how these commanders think even in scenarios where they could never be surveyed directly.

One of the questions posed to the ‘Iranian generals’ was who they believe should succeed Khamenei after his death. Nearly 70% (85 commanders) believe a senior military figure should lead the Islamic Republic. Fewer than 30% (36 generals) believe Khamenei’s son should inherit the role. Only a single general favored a cleric as successor…”