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Chinese Engineers Caution Against Overreliance on Artificial Intelligence
Engineers at the Chengdu Aircraft Research and Design Institute, responsible for developing China’s J-20 and J-36 fighter jets, are warning against the dangers of overreliance on artificial intelligence in defense applications. According to engineer Zhang Xianzhe, AI models can invent false aircraft specifications and miscalculate radar scan ranges and frequency bands, leading to what is known as the ‘hallucination effect’. This phenomenon could have severe consequences in the high-stakes world of defense intelligence, possibly even causing strategic miscalculations. The warnings were first reported by the South China Morning Post.