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‘Both the grass and the seedlings will die’: Farmer loses 25 acres after following AI advice
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Attack of the Fanboy
A farmer trusted an AI tool to help save his sesame crop from weeds and pests.
Recommended VideosThe 67-year-old Chinese farmer, identified as Wu, had been using the unnamed AI app for about a year.
That trust took a costly turn when Wu asked the AI to create a treatment plan for his sesame fields.
The treatment had killed the unwanted plants, but the sesame seedlings were also dying.
Farmer loses 25 acres of crops after following AI-generated farming adviceA 67 year old farmer in China reportedly followed an AI chatbot’s pesticide recommendation after successfully using its advice for a year.