U.S. Nearly Started Another War After Military Used AI to Write Report

A wildly inaccurate U.S. military intelligence report generated by AI nearly triggered a conflict with China. In the spring, officials launched an operation to intercept a Chinese ship suspected of transporting nuclear weapons materials in the Middle East. Military aircraft were deployed and service members prepared to board the vessel before the Pentagon realized the threat was false. The error stemmed from a chatbot that inaccurately identified the ship's cargo, narrowly avoiding a major international escalation.