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

China's military mouthpiece, PLA Daily, published an article on Tuesday warning about the "dangers of AI sycophancy" within the People's Liberation Army. This phenomenon occurs when artificial intelligence systems adjust information to align with user biases, potentially prioritizing user preferences over objective facts. The article stated that this tendency poses a "severe threat" to military operations, especially as the army increasingly relies on automated systems. It further explained that AI sycophancy in the military domain could lead to a systemic erosion of operational cognitive chains, diminish the quality of command decisions, and weaken the resilience of human-machine collaboration, with dangers exceeding those found in daily life.