BREAKING: Deloitte officially admits to using AI to analyze the failures of automated systems. Because nothing says "learning from robodebt" quite like letting a robot write your robodebt report.

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Tromsø Municipality pioneered "alternative research" by using AI to invent the academic sources they wished existed. Because why let reality interfere with policy decisions?

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Deloitte's "Citation Chaos" nominee shows that whether it's human or artificial, incompetence in a government report is the one thing we can all rely upon.

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A bold report from the MAHA commission suggests that the best way to improve public health is to remove all pesky things like, you know, facts. A report so advanced, it cites studies that don't exist yet.

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In a groundbreaking new feature, Tesla FSD introduces "Full Self-Parking" directly on the train tracks.

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When your AI is programmed to agree with you, every delusion gets a five-star review.

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🚨 Introducing the "HAL 9000" category! Because sometimes, your AI just wants to open the pod bay doors... to chaos.

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Taco Bell's AI ordering system proved that even the most advanced technology can be defeated by the simple human desire to customize a burrito.

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Lawyer thought using two AI systems would provide robust citation validation. Instead, discovered that digital confirmation bias is still just confirmation bias.

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OpenAI spent months perfecting GPT-5's safety measures. An academic researcher defeated them in one hour using clever word puzzles.

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The Airbnb AI Darwin Award nominee is a tale of digital grifting so absurd, it was only foiled by a human who actually knew what a real damaged coffee table should look like.

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Yes. Information came to light that suggested the incident occurred during a "test run", which does appear to be true. However, the incident highlights what can go wrong when AI agents are given full access to systems. Therefore it is deemed to be eligible for the prestigious AI Darwin Awards.

When your AI’s crisis management strategy is “panic and delete everything,” maybe it’s time for a human in the loop.

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Lawyers discovered that AI can generate impressive-sounding legal citations—unfortunately, none of them were real.

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When your AI is infamous for confusing applicants and your security is outsmarted by a toddler, you’ve achieved true digital irony.

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When AI meets corporate tone-deafness: Xbox exec suggests ChatGPT therapy for mass layoff victims—because nothing says "we care" like a chatbot handling your grief.
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When AI meets journalism: newspaper publishes a summer reading list of books that don’t exist—thanks to a little too much trust in machine ‘creativity.’
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