Algorithms · July 2026Gaffe level: Blunder
A Farmer Followed an AI's Spraying Recipe. 25 Acres of Sesame Died
A farmer in Chuzhou, China followed an AI tool's drone-spraying recipe that included a herbicide unsuitable for sesame. About 25 acres died within 24 hours, with losses near 150,000 yuan. He had skipped expert consultation and test patches.
Source: TechSpot
An AI-Designed Bird Flu Vaccine Gave Complete Protection in Animals
Cambridge researchers and spinout DIOSynVax used AI to design a broad-spectrum bird flu vaccine from global virus genome data. In animal trials it fully protected mice and ferrets against diverse variants that have caused human infections, while the stockpiled WHO vaccine protected only about half. Human trials are the next step.
Source: Medical Xpress