'It almost started a war': US Army nearly boarded a Chinese ship after receiving an "entirely false" AI-hallucinated intelligence report saying it had nuclear arms on board
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| Publication time | Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:05:00 +0000 |
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Pro 'It almost started a war': US Army nearly boarded a Chinese ship after receiving an "entirely false" AI-hallucinated intelligence report saying it had nuclear arms on board News By Efosa Udinmwen Published 24 September 2026 3 min read AI hallucination almost dragged the US into war with China over a cargo ship When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: American Trailer Rentals) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A chatbot invented entirely false cargo details about a Chinese vesselArmed troops prepared to board the ship before anyone checked the…
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