Coinbase's AI Hallucinated a World Cup Match Result Before the Game Even Started
Some World Cup bettors were in for a rude surprise on Sunday, when an AI-generated notification from the crypto exchange Coinbase shared false breaking news about a 3-2 Norway victory in a knockout match against Brazil. The AI said Norwegian player Erling Haaland scored two goals to clinch the win.
The kicker? The match hadn't even started yet. It had been delayed due to inclement weather conditions at the New Jersey-based MetLife Stadium. At the time, Coinbase's official prediction market page showed that the game had been delayed.
Hours later, once the game actually played out, the result was slightly different. Norway won, and Haaland scored two goals, but the final tally was just 2-1. For some bettors, that's enough of a difference to tank a sizable sum of cash -- at a time when gambling addiction rates are surging among young people, thanks to the widespread proliferation of...
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