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US MILITARY NEARLY STARTED WAR OVER AI HALLUCINATION
An AI-assisted intelligence report falsely claimed a Chinese ship in the Middle East carried nuclear weapons components, nearly triggering a military conflict during tensions with Iran.
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Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship Comments URL: https://…
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CNN: Sources: the US “almost started a war” after an AI-assisted report hallucinated that a Chinese ship in the Middle E…