An AI recommendation destroyed a farmer’s crop. 67-year-old Wu had used the AI app for about a year.
Then it recommended a herbicide for his field. The herbicide targets broadleaf weeds.
Sesame is also a broadleaf plant. He sprayed the whole field, and the crop was badly damaged.
Experts also said the chemical was meant for targeted spraying, not the entire field. The app warned that AI answers can be wrong.
But Wu said it never warned him about this specific risk. One wrong AI answer can have real-world consequences.