In court, Air Canada suggested its chatbot was a separate legal entity that was responsible for its own actions, and that Air Canada could not be held responsible for the wrong information the chatbot gave. The judge laughed Air Canada out of court.
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/air-canada-s-chatbot-gave-a-b-c-man-the-wrong-information-now-the-airline-has-to-pay-for-the-mistake-1.6769454
The AI system “marked Chand as “dead”, denying him his pension for several months. Worse, the authorities did not change his “dead” status even when he repeatedly met them in person.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/1/25/in-india-an-algorithm-declares-them-dead-they-have-to-prove-theyre
AI supermarket recipe bot in New Zealand says that if you mix water, bleach, and ammonia, you get “Aromatic Water Mix.” It also suggested “bleach-infused rice surprise” and “methanol bliss,” which involved pouring turpentine on French toast. A supermarket spokesperson said they were disappointed people were using the AI "not for its intended purpose."
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/supermarket-chatbot-suggests-recipes-for-toxic-gas-and-poisonous-jelly/u4cw51rtw
@gerrymcgovern
Well, look up the history of the Chaos Computer Club. The officials at Bundespost back in the day were also very disappointed Wau Holland and Steffen Wernéry weren't using BTX in the way it was supposed to be used.
