US nearly attacks Chinese ship based on AI hallucination

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/22/us-nearly-attacks-chinese-ship-based-on-ai-hallucination/

the existential risk from AI: stupid people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfvH8vHoMX4&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260922-us-nearly-attacks-chinese-ship-based-on-ai-hallucination - podcast

time: 4 min 48 sec

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7 Comments

AnchoriteMagus@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 4d (1 reply)

This is at least the 3rd narrowly avoided US attack based on evidence hallucinated by AI I've heard about in the last few days.

Imagine all the close calls we haven't heard about.

dgerard@awful.systems · 7 pts · 4d

what were the other two?

NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net · -5 pts · 4d (4 replies)

Have you got something that isn't a youtube video or a podcast made by some randoms saying "this definitely happened"

ebu@awful.systems · 12 pts · 4d (2 replies)

if only your question was answered by the second sentence in the article you didn't click on

NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net · -3 pts · 3d (1 reply)

That makes sense, I saw the word podcast and refused to click the link

dgerard@awful.systems · 7 pts · 3d

posting before lifting a finger is not welcome here

anise@awful.systems · 5 pts · 3d

these "some randoms" are OP, fyi