# AI Hallucination Nearly Triggers US Military Operation

https://mins.news/en/item/64989

- TechCrunch, 2026-09-18 23:12 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/ai-hallucination-nearly-triggers-us-military-operation/

> An AI hallucination nearly triggered a U.S. military operation, prompting a GovAI research scholar to warn that service members must understand the uncertainty inherent in large language models.

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