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Funny Times AI Agents Got It Totally Wrong
Even smart AI agents make hilarious (and sometimes dangerous) mistakes. Hearing about the funny ones helps you remember to check.
Explorers · Agentic AI · ~3 min read
The big idea
AI agents have made some hilarious mistakes. Booking the wrong tickets. Recommending tape sandwiches. Suggesting glue on pizza. Hearing the funny ones reminds you to always check what AI does.
Some examples
- A travel AI booked a hotel in the wrong country (same city name, different continent).
- A search AI suggested 'glue on pizza' as a recipe (it was reading a joke).
- An order AI tried to order 1,000 of an item instead of 1.
- A coding AI deleted important code because it 'thought' it was unused.
Try it!
Look up a recent AI mistake story with a grown-up. Talk about: how could that have been caught? What can YOU do to catch AI mistakes in your own use?
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