Chatbots · August 2025Gaffe level: Feral
Taco Bell's Voice AI Said Yes to 18,000 Cups of Water
Pranksters discovered Taco Bell's drive-thru voice AI would accept an order for 18,000 cups of water without blinking, part of a wave of viral trolling that pushed the chain to rethink AI at more than 500 locations. The model understood the request perfectly; nobody had taught it what a restaurant is.
Source: Gizmodo
125 New Scanners and AI MRI Help the NHS Deliver a Million Extra Scans a Year
NHS England added 125 CT and MRI scanners since March 2024, with 107 placed in community diagnostic centres, helping deliver around a million extra scans a year. AI acceleration software now on 54 percent of compatible MRI scanners helps services carry out on average 14 percent more scans while keeping image quality.
Source: GOV.UK