Smart pet feeders bricked and left animals unfed while AI gave advice that killed 25 acres of crops.
Smart feeders went offline and starved pets; the Internet of Things continues its journey toward the Internet of Negligent Homicide.
▸ Ars Technica — Pet owners say smart pet feeder outage led to furry ones going unfedAI agronomist advised farmer into 25-acre crop failure; the fields are learning what enterprise IT learned a decade ago.
▸ Futurism — Farmer Horrified as AI Gives Bad Advice That Kills 25 Acres of CropsGoogle's HR AI has been auto-rejecting qualified candidates; the company that taught computers to think taught them to think like HR.
▸ Futurism — Internal Google Document Reveals That Its HR AI Has Been Throwing Résumés From Qualified Applicants Straight Into the TrashAI killed crops, ditched résumés, replaced mods, and is now teaching your homeschooled kids—bread ovens on standby.