Algorithms · October 2026Gaffe level: Blunder
South Korea's Government AI Insisted a Rule Abolished in 2012 Was Still in Effect
South Korea's government AI services returned wrong answers to simple questions, and rated them highly reliable. AI Government24 told a reporter that sole proprietors must file interim VAT returns, a rule abolished in 2012, and marked the claim 'high confidence.' It also got the 2025 income tax filing period wrong, again with high confidence. The National Tax Service's own chatbot gave the correct answer, and different government AI services gave conflicting answers to the same questions.
Source: Seoul Economic Daily
Drone-Delivered Vaccines Reached 3.9 Million Nigerian Children Who Missed Routine Shots
Cross River State's zero-dose project used Zipline drones and 160 field teams across nine local government areas to reach children in riverine and mountainous areas where roads made conventional delivery nearly impossible. Zipline's Africa CEO says zero-dose prevalence fell 36% in Cross River and 42% in Bayelsa.
Source: Stone Reporters News