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AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/report-us-almost-boarded-chinese-ship-over-hallucinated-ai-arms-report/
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
I bet there’s some degree of sensationalist reporting here. It’s a bit too reminiscent of WarGames for me to believe this actually happened.
Replying to @ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
Petrov is a man who took enormous risk in the name of common sense and humanity. He should be honored by all people.
Replying to @A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
I think it’s pretty wild that not only is there a man who saved the world, but most people don’t even know his name.