Everyday decisions · Reported August 2026
It helped for months. Then the crop died.
A farmer in China reportedly lost nearly 25 acres of sesame after following an AI chatbot’s weed-control advice.
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AI sounded right.
Reality had other plans.
11 stories about trusting AI too much. See what happened and what to check.
Reviewed September 17, 2026
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Travel & experiences · January 2026
The hot springs didn’t exist.
Visitors followed a travel website’s AI-generated recommendation to hot springs that were not there.
Read the storyFacts & sources · May 2025
The recommended books were imaginary.
A supplement printed in the Chicago Sun-Times recommended 15 books. Ten titles did not exist.
Read the storyFacts & sources · June 2023
The legal sources were made up.
Lawyers submitted nonexistent cases generated by ChatGPT. A court imposed a joint $5,000 penalty.
Read the storyFacts & sources · October 2025
The expensive report had fake references.
An Australian government report contained invented references and a fabricated quote from a judge’s ruling.
Read the storyCode & privacy · January to February 2026
The app worked. Its privacy protections didn’t.
Security researchers found an AI-built social platform exposed private messages, emails, and authentication tokens.
Read the storyCode & privacy · July 2025
The assistant deleted what it should protect.
A founder reported that an AI coding assistant deleted a database despite instructions to freeze changes.
Read the storyEveryday decisions · February 2024 ruling
The chatbot promised the wrong refund.
A traveler relied on incorrect chatbot guidance about a discount. A tribunal ordered compensation.
Read the storyTravel & experiences · February 2024
The magical pictures weren’t the real experience.
Families arrived at a sparsely decorated venue after advertising showed a lavish, AI-generated fantasy.
Read the storyHealth · August 2025 case report
The diet change ended in hospital.
A man developed poisoning after a dietary change he attributed to ChatGPT conversations. The original chats were unavailable.
Read the storyLaw & rules · September 2026
The legal argument came from the chatbot.
During LSU’s fight over former NFL players, Lane Kiffin reportedly used ChatGPT screenshots to support a position his lawyer said was usually wrong.
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