Mastodawn

I hope that no #AI gets pissed off with me for #AISkepticism and for writing posts about #aifailures. Not to mention my previous work about #AIdiscrimination ...

Quasit Jan 15

AI failure: I asked Google to find me a piece by Frederick Pohl, the science fiction author, about counting in binary. Google's AI promptly informed me that no such piece existed. Maybe I was thinking of some in joke made by science fiction authors about binary numbers, it suggested.

But damn it, even though I read that article about 30 years ago I KNEW it was by Frederick Pohl. So I did some more searching and found it: "How To Count In Binary On Your Fingers" by, sure enough, Frederick Pohl!

Unfortunately I wasn't able to find a copy online that was free to read, but I have a copy of my own.

#AI #AIfailures #GoogleSucks

Aron Fischer Jan 12

AI fail!
But what's 11 orders of magnitude anyway?

#aifails #aifail #aifailures #AiFailure #duckai

Tim Farley Jan 10

Worth noting for #GoogleMaps users... It has been clear to me for some time that #Google is using machine learning algorithms (sometimes called "AI") to adjust boundaries of geographic features. I assume they run an #ML model over satellite photos to do this. Here's a example of it failing, badly. The first picture attached is a Google Map of an urban creek in my town, with a street just north of it. Note how Google shows the creek not going anywhere near the street. The second picture is a topographic map of the same area. Notice how the creek ACTUALLY goes much farther north than Google depicts. For creeks and bodies of water I've noticed this most often happens where there is an adjacent #FloodPlain that the creek spills into on occasion. Clearly Google's algorithm is noticing water during flood conditions, or breaks in the tree line, and "learning" that the creek has moved. (In their defense, it is quite unusual that this urban creek passes directly under an office building parking deck, which probably also played a part. But why use ML to do this stuff when #topographic data exists?) #AIFails #AIFailures

The-14 Nov 22

Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I.
#NL #Canada #AI #AIErrors #AIFailures #AIEthics #AIGovernance #Healthcare #Deloitte #Accountability #Government #Policy #Scandal #Investigation #The14 #TechRisks #DigitalIntegrity
https://the-14.com/major-n-l-healthcare-report-contains-errors-likely-generated-by-a-i/

Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. | The-14

A major N.L. healthcare report by Deloitte contains alleged AI-generated errors and false citations, raising concerns about accuracy and government oversight.

The-14 Pictures

26 Peachez Oct 28

Of course, he fails to mention you’ll be making minimum wage and won’t be able to find more work…
#aifailures
This from the company whose product, security researchers say is indistinguishable from malware…
From: @TechCrunch
https://mstdn.social/@TechCrunch/115448918495221793

TechCrunch (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says that, in a few years, we should be working a 3-4 day workweek because of AI. https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/27/zoom-ceo-eric-yuan-says-ai-will-shorten-our-workweek/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Mastodon 🐘

smeg Oct 24

Teen Swarmed by Cops After AI Metal Detector Flags His Doritos Bag as a Gun
https://gizmodo.com/teen-swarmed-by-cops-after-ai-metal-detector-flags-his-doritos-bag-as-a-gun-2000676491

#ai #aifail #aifailures #civilrights

Teen Swarmed by Cops After AI Metal Detector Flags His Doritos Bag as a Gun

AI has done it again.

Gizmodo

The-14 Sep 15, 2025

Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenAI #ChatGPT #TechNews #AIFailures #AIHallucinations #FutureOfAI #MachineLearning #TechEthics #Hallucinations
https://the-14.com/why-openais-solution-to-ai-hallucinations-would-kill-chatgpt-tomorrow/

Sparknify Aug 30, 2025

When AI takes your order… and gives you 18,000 cups of water.

Taco Bell thought AI would speed up the drive-thru. Instead, the internet turned it into a viral comedy show. From glitchy orders to customers trolling the system, this experiment reveals the messy truth about AI in the real world—and why Sparknify’s Human vs. AI conversation has never been more urgent.

👉 Watch the chaos (and the lessons): https://www.sparknify.com/post/taco-bell-tried-ai-at-the-drive-thru-the-internet-turned-it-into-a-comedy-show-video

#AI #AIFailures #tacobell #Sparknify #HumanVsAI