Engineers involved in developing China’s advanced J-20 and J-36 stealth fighters are warning that artificial intelligence could introduce dangerous errors into military intelligence, according to a paper published in a Chinese defense journal.
Engineer Zhang Xianzhe of the AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Research and Design Institute said large language models can generate convincing but false information about aircraft specifications, radar capabilities, weapons and military operations. Such errors could distort assessments of an adversary’s capabilities and potentially contribute to strategic miscalculations.
Zhang recommended using verified defense databases, searchable knowledge systems, precise prompts and AI-based cross-checking to reduce hallucinations.
The warnings underscore growing concerns about deploying AI in high-stakes military environments, where rapid analysis must still be carefully verified by human experts before decisions are made.
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