Farmer in China loses over 10 hectares of sesame after following AI spraying advice
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Acting on chatbot advice without checking it cost a farmer his entire harvest, even though the AI warned its text may contain errors.
What happened
A 67-year-old farmer in China's Chuzhou region followed a chatbot's instructions to spray a mixture of chemicals on his fields to control weeds and pests. One product was meant only for weeds, but the AI did not say so, and the spraying killed more than 10 hectares of sesame plants. The article does not say when this happened.