Fuck AI

How is an AI agent any different than any other software just because it does inference with a LLM? If I order something from their website and I get overcharged due to a bug, are they also not responsible? It’s not like agents can’t be tested or like guardrails can’t be put into place.

I know as a software engineer, I’m responsible for the code in any PR that has my name on it, regardless of what tools I may have used to generate the code, including AI. Are their dev teams not responsible for making sure their shit works?

Nope! That violates the deeply rooted basis of law for the sale of goods. Such sales are subject to individual states' laws, but most follow Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. There is inherently no meeting of the minds (the very foundation on all contract law dating back before America was even discovered by Europeans) if AI is engaging in anything commercial in nature, much more so if they're mistakes.

You cannot pull a bait and switch on non-conforming/mistaken goods without letting the other party choose to accept or reject the goods. This is more so if that choice is made before the mistake is discovered and the price changed. Here, the supplier has engaged in the risk of loss by utilizing an untested replacement for workers.

Also, how is the recieving party supposed to know they're not tendering an alternative replacement of non-conforming goods?

We are not responsible for our own systems - idiots

AI agent fucks up and makes you pay more, or leads you to buy things that straight up don't exist? You'll pay for it.

AI agent fucks up and sells you your whole order for $0.01? Sorry the AI isn't really supposed to so you can either cancel your order or pay the full "correct" retail price.

am i old? i simply can't imagine handing control of my money over to AI because i can't be assed to order shit online all by myself--which takes less time than writing a prompt

I see corporations have found a new use case for AI - bypassing the laws and avoiding any responsibility.

"AI did it, there's nothing we can do, because it's not our fault".

"You died, whoopsie."

Guess I'm just stupid, because I still don't understand what the AI agent is doing. I've read the article and the comments in this thread

is this something where you can have a conversation with a chat bot, and tell it to go buy you something? like you can chat and say oh I'm looking for this particular thing, and then it will tell you what that is and can purchase it for you? and so it might tell you one thing and order another, or just completely make something up and order some random shit. because if that is the case then yeah that's absolute crap, that's their customer service agent and they are responsible for its behaviour

kind of weird that the article doesn't make this clear.

If you’re dumb enough to trust the AI agent at all, but especially one that is provided, owned, and operated by the capitalist company that you’re shopping at and you expect it to act in your best interest, that’s a special kind of stupid.

Entertainment purposes only

Thus reads like a need for regulation.

Thanks Trump for preventing such regulation.

In sane countries this results in charges being laid

I guess that also means if I successfully gaslight the AI into giving me a 120% discount, Target has to pay for it.

Oh look, even more reasons to avoid target AND AI.

Who the fuck is so stupid and lets an AI do the shopping?

promptly notifying the Agentic Commerce Agent and Target of any activity

Which will involve trying to persuade another ai agent that it isn't use error and that you really need to speak to someone.

Why would I need AI to shop at Target for me in the first place?

Target and Walmart also say that if you don't scan something when you go through self checkout, you can be charged with shoplifting.

In other words, the companies have none of the responsibility and people have all of the liability.

they have been upcharging thier instore products as it is, year by year. plus eliminating thier own in-store brand for "deal worthy"

i hope they start to sell $1000 pictures of products.. like.. it says in the top of the description its a picture, people read that but AI might skip that entirely, it will demotivate scalpers. i remember this being a serious problem for scapers in ebay, maybe we should start doing these practices in more places.

Fuck Target, too. Such a garbage company.