US troops nearly stormed Chinese ship over faulty AI report

A faulty intelligence report generated with the help of artificial intelligence nearly led US soldiers to storm a Chinese ship, according to CNN. The incident was averted at the last minute. The incident occurred in the Middle East this spring, where the erroneous report falsely claimed the ship carried nuclear weapons components. Troops were prepared to board the vessel, and Air Force planes were already in the air before officials discovered a chatbot had misidentified the cargo. The AI bot combined public information with intelligence data, leading to the fatal error, which an analyst then used to write the report. The Pentagon has not commented, and warnings about AI dangers have recently increased.