North American mainstream journalists covering US and Israel-led algorithmic warfare frequently use anthropomorphic language that humanises technologies like machine learning, forcing a reliance on tech-elite jargon that sanitises the immense human cost and removes accountability from the state actors and weapon developers.

Western media coverage of the Iran–Israel–US conflict often functions as a weapon of war, using selective language that frames US and Israeli strikes as “self-defence” while depicting Iranian actions as "provocation". This linguistic framing normalises civilian casualties and helps manufacture public consent for military aggression by dehumanising certain populations.