China’s military warned against ‘dangers of AI sycophancy’ on the battlefield

China’s military mouthpiece has highlighted the “dangers of AI sycophancy” – where artificial intelligence systems alter the facts to match user biases – and called for action to prevent this from harming People’s Liberation Army operations. An article in PLA Daily on Tuesday said the tendency for AI models to cater to user preferences – even endorsing blatant errors over objective facts – posed a “severe threat” at a time when the military relied more on automated systems. “The dangers of AI...