AI hallucination about Chinese nuclear parts nearly triggered US military action, report says
polymute · reddit · 2026-09-19
An Ars Technica report reveals the US nearly boarded a Chinese ship over nuclear components that turned out to be an AI hallucination — a rare case of AI errors reaching national-security decision chains.
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