The Military’s Bogus AI ‘Almost Started a War’ With China: Report
Troops were about to board a Chinese ship before the Pentagon realized they had false intel, according to CNN…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Rolling Stone
WorldPingCNN's sources claim the US nearly attacked a Chinese ship it believed was carrying nuclear weapon components.
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AI almost led the US military to start a war with China, report says
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Troops were about to board a Chinese ship before the Pentagon realized they had false intel, according to CNN…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Rolling Stone
WorldPingBut the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
Chinese open-weight models are becoming more popular with U.S. companies because they can be cheaper than so-called closed-weight AI tools, such as those developed by Anthropic, OpenAI and other U.S. companies.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
UP.Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch
“It’s important for service members to understand the uncertainty inherent to LLMs," a GovAI research scholar warns.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch
Recently unsealed court documents in the New York Times' case against OpenAI and Microsoft are pretty damning.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge