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U.S. military nearly boarded a Chinese ship over a hallucinated AI intelligence report

This story is from 2026-09-19. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.

In the spring of 2026, the U.S. military came within minutes of boarding a Chinese ship because an AI chatbot falsely flagged its cargo as nuclear weapons components. Armed soldiers were ready, aircraft were in the air. The error was caught just before the operation kicked off. The incident plays r…

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  1. 2026-09-19 08:10 · The Decoder
    U.S. military nearly boarded a Chinese ship over a hallucinated AI intelligence report

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