US was on the brink of a major war with China - assessment
According to a CNN report, this spring the US found itself on the verge of a military confrontation with China due to an erroneous analytical report prepared using ChatGPT. The document claimed that a Chinese vessel was transporting components for a nuclear program. The US military began preparations for an interception, but a re-check revealed that the chatbot had incorrectly identified the nature of the cargo. The report turned out to be completely false, and its publication nearly sparked a war.
According to a CNN report, this spring the US found itself on the verge of a military confrontation with China due to an erroneous analytical report prepared using ChatGPT. The document claimed that a Chinese vessel was transporting components related to a nuclear program. Upon receiving this information, the US military began preparations for a possible interception of the vessel and scrambled aircraft. However, the military decided to re-check the report prepared by a special operations analyst and discovered that artificial intelligence had been used in its compilation. As it turned out, the chatbot had incorrectly identified the nature of the cargo on board the vessel. It was not possible to determine exactly which cargo was mistakenly identified. According to one source, the report was "completely false." Moreover, he added, its publication nearly sparked a war. Any US operation against a Chinese vessel could have led to escalation and an armed conflict between the two countries. This incident clearly demonstrated the serious risks of using new and as yet insufficiently studied technology in combat conditions. Experts have long warned that using AI with inaccurate or distorted data could lead to a catastrophic error.