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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say

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The report, according to one of the sources, was “entirely false.” But it also “almost started a war,” the source said. Any US operation against a Chinese vessel could have risked spiraling into an armed conflict between the two nations.

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  1. 2026-09-19 00:48 · r/singularity
    Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say
  2. 2026-09-18 19:03 · r/artificial
    US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say
  3. 2026-09-18 17:34 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say

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