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Social media user questions AI's role in fridge malfunctions and government safety

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A social media post questions the necessity of remote operation for refrigerators, suggesting it might be linked to malfunctions. The author expresses concern that governments lack understanding of AI's impact on safety, citing a hypothetical scenario of hacked supermarket fridges. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing a fringe opinion about AI and government competence, lacking verifiable news content.

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Social media user questions AI's role in fridge malfunctions and government safety

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    What I still don’t understand is why you would design a fridge to be able to store food at over 50C… In recent years I’ve seen my local Coop have problems with

    What I still don’t understand is why you would design a fridge to be able to store food at over 50C… In recent years I’ve seen my local Coop have problems with its fridges regularly malfunctioning. Was this a thing before we decided to operate them remotely? But yes, this is a wa…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/who-hacked-frances-supe…

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