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The risk of overtrusting AI in military intelligence
Margaret Mitchell cites CNN’s report of a planned ship interception based on false AI-assisted intelligence as a warning about automation bias.
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Margaret Mitchell warns that overtrusting AI poses an immediate danger, rather than superintelligence. She points to CNN’s report that the US military planned to intercept a Chinese ship after a chatbot misidentified its cargo in an intelligence report. Officials found the error before the planned operation. Mitchell also links to a paper she coauthored arguing that risks to people rise as users give AI agents more control.
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