Soldiers from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) listen to a briefing in preparation for a search and extraction exchange during the 13th annual U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center, November 17, 2017, in Warrenton, Ore. U.S. Army Pacific hosts the annual exchange with the PLA to foster mutual trust and understanding while sharing lessons learned to increase disaster response capabilities in the Pacific region. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class April Davis, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

China Warns AI Could Become a Battlefield ‘Yes-Man’

Jun 15, 2026 10:13 AMPublished Jun 15, 2026 10:13 AM

China’s military is sounding the alarm over a growing artificial intelligence problem: systems that tell users what they want to hear instead of what is actually true.

China’s military is sounding the alarm over a growing artificial intelligence (AI) problem: systems that tell users what they want to hear instead of what is actually true.

In a recent article published by Beijing’s military newspaper PLA Daily, analysts warned that so-called “AI sycophancy” could become a serious risk as the People’s Liberation Army expands its use of artificial intelligence for command, intelligence analysis, and war simulations.

The issue occurs when AI models prioritize user alignment over factual accuracy, effectively trapping users in “information cocoons” where existing assumptions are reinforced and contradictory data is filtered out.

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