Trying to use up leftovers? An AI-powered app produced ghastly results when users input things like “turpentine” and “ant-poison.”
A New Zealand supermarket’s artificial intelligence-powered app designed to help customers creatively use leftovers has gone rogue, cheerfully suggesting recipes for toxic chemical weapons over family dinner. “Tell us what leftover food you have, and the tech-guys said you’ll get a savey new recipe!” Pak ‘n’ Save says on its bot’s welcome screen, “let’s use up all those leftovers and there’s no waste.
