US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report

Posted by realsarm 4 days ago

US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report(www.cnn.com)

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varispeed 4 days ago|

Likely this is how AI is going get us ended, not AGI.

netsharc 4 days ago|

Alcoholic TV pundit wife-beater with tiny equipment and large ego mislead by AI... how about if we add too much pride to back down...

LogicFailsMe 4 days ago||

But they promised us we were about to be wiped out by a malevolent ASI! Can't believe anything these days. But there would have been something darkly poetic if the apocalypse had been triggered by AI slop.

ciconia 4 days ago||

I've been saying it for quite a while now: any sufficiently advanced AI technology is indistinguishable from bullshit.

einpoklum 4 days ago||

... They quickly realized their mistake and had a flesh-and-blood human write a hallucinated intelligence report instead.

beaston 4 days ago||

“You’re right to call me out on nearly starting world war 3. That’s my bad”

throwaway23597 4 days ago|

"I sincerely apologize for this oversight, and it won't happen again." Followed by pressing "new chat" and it forgets everything.

fwlr 4 days ago||

God, we are so fucking boned.

1vuio0pswjnm7 3 days ago||

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gaoshan 4 days ago||

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throe844949 4 days ago|

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meep_meep_meep 4 days ago|

The entire power dynamic between the US and China since Xi has come to power has shifted to the point that gambling on the past being useful reference in the face of the openly hostile competition that dominates now is not very wise.

throe844949 4 days ago||

What? This is not some sort of historical lesson! Attacks, sanctions etc is all very recent. US can not even manufacture air defense missiles (a few dozens per month is not manufacturing).

Chinese leadership has nothing to gain from direct confrontation. US elites can gamble stock market, get their 10% cut from MIC... Unstability is great for them!