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Farmer trusted AI after it gave good advice, then it helped wipe out 25 acres of his crops

The chatbot recommended an herbicide that also kills sesame plants

Facepalm: Most readers of this site know not to blindly trust AI on important matters, even if it got things right before. A farmer in Chuzhou, China, discovered this the hard way when he took weed and pest control advice from a chatbot. The result was the death of 25 acres of crops.

Full story By Rob Thubron, August 10, 2026, 8:33 AM 30 comments

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Tech Culture Electronics

Japan uses laser drones to scare birds from farms and cut avian flu risk

They're not weapons

By Rob Thubron, October 6, 2025, 6:15 AM

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Tech Culture Science

Montana's Frankensheep: Rancher spent years creating giant sheep hybrid for shooting preserves

Baaastard

By Rob Thubron, March 14, 2024, 10:41 AM 16 comments

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Hardware Security

Australian hacker devises jailbreak to run Doom on John Deere combines

Oh Deere...

By Adrian Potoroaca, August 16, 2022, 4:46 PM

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Russian troops steal $5 million worth of John Deere farm vehicles from Ukraine, find they've been remotely disabled

Oh dear

By Rob Thubron, May 2, 2022, 8:12 AM 60 comments

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Science Tech Culture

A Japanese data center is using waste heat to farm eels

Because why not?

By Isaiah Mayersen, April 9, 2022, 3:16 PM 12 comments

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Wearable Tech Electronics

Moscow farmers fit cows with VR headsets to improve their mood and boost milk production

VR isn't just for gaming

By Cohen Coberly, November 26, 2019, 6:44 PM 28 comments