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Fears grow that AI data poisoning could trigger war

Original: LLMs being integrated into warfare is terrifying. This is how it happens: not with a Terminator or Robocop but with pois

Researchers Timnit Gebru and Emily Bender are highlighting a CNN report arguing that large language models are entering military systems quietly, not through humanoid robots but through corrupted or manipulated data that could skew military decisions. Commenters warn that poisoned information fed into defence systems carries escalation risks, potentially up to a global conflict, and say the issue deserves far more media attention than it is getting.

Why now: A new CNN report on LLMs in warfare has prompted prominent AI researchers to warn about data poisoning risks.

Timnit GebruEmily BenderCNN

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• LLMs being integrated into warfare is terrifying. This is how it happens: not with a Terminator or Robocop but with poisoned information with the potential to trigger WWIII. TERRIFYING. @ timnitGebru and @ emilymbender point out that this should be bigger news: A CNN report ...… · datum@zeroes.ca · 4

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