Wednesday, January 15

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Nobody understands how AI works

Nobody understands how AI works

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This story initially appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox initially, register here I've been try out utilizing AI assistants in my daily work. The most significant barrier to their working is they frequently get things blatantly incorrect. In one case, I utilized an AI transcription platform while speaking with somebody about a handicap, just for the AI summary to firmly insist the discussion had to do with autism. It's an example of AI's "hallucination" issue, where big language designs just make things up. Just recently we've seen some AI failures on a far larger scale. In the current (amusing) gaffe, Google's Gemini declined to create pictures of white individuals, specifically white guys. Rather, users had the ability to produ...
Chatbot’s Mistake Costs Air Canada Hundreds Of Dollars In Compensation

Chatbot’s Mistake Costs Air Canada Hundreds Of Dollars In Compensation

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Air Canada's AI chatbot misrepresented the business's discount rate policy to specific consumers, as an outcome of which they are now required to pay a substantial settlement to those impacted. The event occurred in November 2022 when British Columbia resident Jake Moffatt logged onto the airline company's online website to schedule a ticket to his granny's funeral service in Ontario. The judgment was handed down 14th February, providing Air Canada 14 days to abide by it. The customer-service chatbot then showed him a bereavement discount rate, mentioning that if he utilized it within the next 90 days, he 'd be reimbursed a part of his present ticket along with the return ticket. That info was incorrect. According to the policy of Air Canada, a consumer can just receive a bereavement ...
Air Canada purchased to pay consumer who was deceived by airline company’s chatbot

Air Canada purchased to pay consumer who was deceived by airline company’s chatbot

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Canada's biggest airline company has actually been purchased to pay payment after its chatbot provided a consumer unreliable details, misinforming him into purchasing a full-price ticket.Air Canada came under more criticism for later trying to distance itself from the mistake by declaring that the bot was "accountable for its own actions".In the middle of a wider push by business to automate services, the case-- the very first of its kind in Canada-- raises concerns about the level of oversight business have more than the chat tools.In 2022, Jake Moffatt got in touch with Air Canada to figure out which files were required to receive a bereavement fare, and if refunds might be approved retroactively.According to Moffat's screenshot of a discussion with the chatbot, the British Columbia home...