The US military had a close call when an AI-generated intelligence report, which falsely identified a Chinese ship as carrying nuclear components, almost led to an armed conflict with China. The report was created by a special operations command analyst using a chatbot, which incorrectly identified the ship's cargo, and was disseminated to the military without thorough verification. AI summary
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