Misconfigured AI could trigger the next national infrastructure meltdown

: Rapid rollout into cyber-physical systems raises outage risk, Gartner warns

The Register

#AIEngineering #aiethics #aimistakes

I think we can all agree that current state of AV is not ready for public roads. Power outage is a use case that should be considered by any competent software engineer.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/12/power-outage-paralyzes-waymo-robotaxis-when-traffic-lights-go-out/

Power outage paralyzes Waymo robotaxis when traffic lights go out

A third of San Francisco lost power over the weekend, causing traffic chaos.

Ars Technica
AI writing tip: If you're about to say "In today’s fast-paced digital landscape," stop. Log off. Go outside. Touch a rock. Apologize to a tree. Then write like a person again. 📉🌳 #AImistakes #promptcore
AI Agents are Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

After 25 years defending against man-in-the-middle attacks, a security veteran explains why most AI agents replicate the same architectural risks—creating compliance gaps, opaque decision-making, and zero-trust violations CISOs can’t ignore.

Security Boulevard

@sewblue

I've also several times experienced "AI" note summarizers miss the word "not" from someone speaking quickly. And thus deliver summary statements that are the exact opposite of what was said — which causes havoc if users try to treat them as useful information.

#AI #AIMistakes #AIIsNotReady

AI layoffs to backfire: Half quietly rehired at lower pay

: Bosses banking on automation? 55% will regret those job cuts

The Register
Federal officials probe Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ over traffic violations

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the probe stemmed from reports of vehicles running red lights and entering the opposing lane of traffic.

The Washington Post

#AIEngineering #objectrecognition #aimistakes

I have eufy security cameras at home. They claim to be using AI for object recognition. More than a dozen times each day, the doorbell camera has identified the bug zapper as “human”. Finally, I had to limit the region in which it performs object recognition. lol

Is This AI Fail or an AI POV!? 🤔 #shorts | hilarious AI Comedy😂 - Viral Sports

Watch this hilarious AI fail (or AI point of view?) and decide for yourself! Elon Musk would definitely have a laugh at this one! #comedy #memes #fails #ai

Viral Sports

"#AImistakes can be more erratic than human ones (and way less reliable than traditional computers), though, and we don’t know nearly enough to predict their patterns. Once all the human experts have left the building, we might regret our misplaced confidence.

You’re either going to work for an AI or have an AI work for you. Which would you prefer?"

https://seths.blog/2025/01/trusting-ai/

Trusting AI

For generations, humans have been entrusting their lives to computers. Air Traffic Control, statistical analysis of bridge resilience, bar codes for drug delivery, even the way stop lights are cont…

Seth's Blog