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US Military AI Report Hallucinated Chinese Ship Carrying Nuclear Components, Nearly Causing War

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CNN reported that a US military AI-assisted intelligence report, circulated this spring during the war with Iran, hallucinated that a Chinese ship was carrying nuclear weapons components in the Middle East. The false report nearly triggered a war, according to sources. The incident highlights the risks of relying on AI in military intelligence.

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    Sources: the US "almost started a war" after an AI-assisted report hallucinated that a Chinese ship was carrying nuclear weapons components in the Middle East (CNN)

    CNN : Sources: the US “almost started a war” after an AI-assisted report hallucinated that a Chinese ship was carrying nuclear weapons components in the Middle East — The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran …

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