AI is great for writing poems about farmers, but for actual farming advice it's about as useful as a scarecrow with a podcast.
Farmer gets AI pest control advice, loses entire crop
A farmer in China asked an AI chatbot for pest control advice and was told to use salt, which killed his crops. The advice, which came from a Chinese AI model, suggested sodium chloride as a herbicide, leading to a ruined harvest. The farmer's reliance on AI for agricultural expertise has sparked online debate about the limits of AI knowledge.
Source: Farmer gets AI pest control advice, loses entire crop — Fark
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