'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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By Efosa UdinmwenSep 24, 2026, 3:05 pm126 pts
A chatbot invented entirely false cargo details about a Chinese vessel Armed troops prepared to board the ship before anyone checked the source Military aircraft were already active when officials caught the error A false intelligence assessment nearly triggered a US military invasion of a Chinese vessel after…

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