US Military Had Close Call Over False AI Nuclear Report

A US military analyst used an artificial intelligence chatbot to generate a false intelligence report identifying a Chinese ship in the Middle East as carrying nuclear weapons components. The erroneous data, which fused open-source and classified signals intelligence, triggered plans for armed interception by US forces while they were at war with Iran. Officials discovered the AI-generated conclusion was entirely incorrect just before executing the operation, averting what sources describe as an impending conflict between Washington and Beijing.