What's your "this is why we can't blindly trust AI" story?

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ai-failure hallucination legal chatgpt trust

Summary

The article discusses a real incident where a lawyer relied on ChatGPT for deposition preparation, resulting in citations of non-existent cases, and prompts readers to share their own stories of AI failures.

I saw the other day that a lawyer used ChatGPT to prep their deposition, and it cited two cases that didn't exist. The judge called out the mistake in court, and it was award. https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-chatgpt-fake-case-lawyers-d6ae9fa79d0542db9e1455397aef381c?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share So I am wondering what's the funniest, most expensive, or most painful example you've seen of AI being used at work, school or in everyday life and going completely sideways?
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