AI Fails: Getting in the Way of Your Grandparents' Date
conitzer · x · 2026-08-05
Prominent computer science and AI researcher Vincent Conitzer shared a hilarious AI fail where an AI system's misjudgment or overzealous interference ended up obstructing elderly people (grandparents) from successfully going on a date.
Conitzer noted he was "not exactly reassured" by this behavior. The case was featured in his Substack newsletter dedicated to tracking embarrassing AI failures.
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