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A Farmer Trusted AI for Months, Then It Killed 25 Acres of Crops
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A 67-year-old farmer in China lost his entire sesame harvest after taking pest control advice from an AI chatbot.
It’s a warning for anyone who’s started leaning on AI for more than just quick questions.
He was skeptical of AI at first., like how most of us were at the start.
So when weeds and pests started creeping into his 25-acre sesame field, Wu turned to the AI app for a treatment plan.
What This Means for YouThis isn’t the first time someone has followed AI advice into a costly or dangerous mistake, and it likely won’t be the last.