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Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school

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  1. macintux · · focus · HN ↗
    Related: the U.S. nearly boarded a Chinese boat that AI incorrectly flagged as carrying nuclear weapons materiel.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gizmodo.com&#x2F;almost-started-a-war-us-military-nearly-boarded-a-chinese-ship-based-on-bad-intel-from-ai-2000814290" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gizmodo.com&#x2F;almost-started-a-war-us-military-nearly-...

    1. seizethecheese · · focus · HN ↗
      This is actually a much bigger close call than the hugging face incident. A hallucination almost triggered a possible precursor to WWIII.
      1. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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