The military's new AI says boat strike 'unambiguously illegal'
13 hours ago
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- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled an AI chatbot, GenAI.mil, powered by Google Gemini, for military use.
- The chatbot described airstrikes against suspected drug smugglers as 'unambiguously illegal' in a hypothetical scenario.
- GenAI.mil is designed to assist with research, document formatting, and video/imagery analysis for military personnel.
- A military source confirmed the chatbot's response to a scenario mimicking controversial U.S. airstrikes, labeling the actions as illegal.
- Hegseth denied issuing the order for a follow-up strike in a real-life incident involving alleged drug smugglers.
- President Trump initially pledged to release footage of the strike but later backed away.