🚨 The US nearly launched a military operation against a Chinese vessel because of an AI error According to CNN, US military officials received an intelligence report this spring claiming that a Chinese vessel in the Middle East was carrying components linked to a nuclear program. The report triggered such serious concern that the US began preparing to intercept the ship: military aircraft were already in the air, and an armed team was getting ready to board it. Only at the last moment did more experienced analysts take a closer look and discover that the conclusion was wrong. The report’s author, from US Special Operations Command, had used an AI chatbot that misidentified the cargo on board. CNN was unable to determine whether it was a commercial service like ChatGPT or an internal government system. One CNN source summed it up simply: “It almost started a war.” 😅

Even an old ally is turning away from Russia Hungary, which for years has been one of Moscow’s most accommodating partners in the EU, is preparing to fully cover its gas needs without Russian supplies within about a year. Budapest is also expected to decide by the end of the year whether it still needs the Russian-backed Paks II nuclear power plant project at all.

❗️ Riyadh under attack: fuel tanks are burning near the airport A major fire broke out at a fuel facility near King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Saudi authorities have not yet identified who carried out the attack or said what exactly struck the facility. The Houthis later claimed attacks on targets in Riyadh, eastern Saudi Arabia, and Aramco facilities.

“Do you want Russian drones flying into Poland? Then keep poisoning relations with Ukrainians” — Poland’s defense minister erupts in parliament Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that if Ukraine is left without enough air defense systems and ammunition, Russian drones could make it farther west — including toward the Polish border. “Is that what you want?” the minister asked, addressing the opposition. He urged lawmakers not to turn the Ukraine issue into a race for poll numbers, arguing that supporting Ukraine’s ability to defend itself is directly tied to Poland’s own security. Source: iTV Sejm, Slawa