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Local Prankster Hacks Kroger's Price-Gouging AI, Triggers City-Wide Discount Bonanza (isglitch.com)

submitted 2 months ago by EtAl_isGitch@lemmy.world to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] fauxerious@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I ate the onion

[–] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Me fucking too. It took until this bit for me to realize:

"This is an absolute travesty," fumed Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen. "Our cutting-edge AI is supposed to maximize profits, not get hacked by some joker and his cardboard cutouts. I demand a full investigation – and restitution!"