Government

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Bot Gaffe

X Auto-Translation Mistranslates Japan Minister's Posts

November 2026 Wrong Calls Gaffe level: Blunder

Japanese Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa called out X's auto-translation three times: his post about meeting Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman came out as former leader Sheikh Hasina; Kuwait's oil minister became Qatar's energy minister; a US commerce secretary's name also came out wrong. He warned it could leave the Bangladeshi public thinking Japan's trade minister doesn't know who their prime minister is.

Source: AFP via Straits Times

Bot Kudos

AI on WhatsApp Helped Rescue Four Trafficked Girls

November 2026 Science Kudos level: Encore

Four girls from Okene in Kogi State, including a 14-year-old, were trafficked to Mali. One used AI on WhatsApp from a hidden phone, which gave her the contact for the head of operations at Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency, and the girls were rescued and repatriated through a coordinated effort. The AI's role was connecting her to the right rescuers.

Source: The Sun Nigeria

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