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Farmer trusted AI after it gave good advice, then it helped wipe out 25 acres of his crops - TechSpot

Published by TechSpot By Rob Thubron · 10 August 2026 at 16:33
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Farmer trusted AI after it gave good advice, then it helped wipe out 25 acres of his crops - TechSpot
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The 67-year-old farmer was recommended by the AI to use "high-efficiency flupyrimethalin" and "flusulfasulfaether" (flufenacet) to kill weeds and mix it with "thiamethoxazine" and "methyl salt." As...

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