# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6236
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6236 "2025-12-22T01:35:37Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I mean, a vending machine that can adjust its own stock and pricing based on customer habits is an interesting proof of concept, but if I were in the vending business I wouldn’t be buying one of these any time soon. You are completely missing the entire point of this. They’re not in the vending machine business. They are an AI company who are in the business of getting money from ~~suckers~~ early investors. > [@Smapti](#): > > And we don’t really have a dedicated thread for AI-related fuckups. Really? > [@AI is wonderful and will make your life better! (not)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-is-wonderful-and-will-make-your-life-better-not/1021117): > > This is a thread where I’m going to dump shitty and new uses of AI, feel free to join me. Airlines have been using price optimization for a long time, in one form or another, but now Delta is going to set the wolves of AI (insert shitty AI image of wolves in Delta hats) on passengers booking flights. Or, depending on the article, 3% of flyers are already getting this treatment, and it will get to 20% by the end of the year. Despite Jalopnik’s take, I’m not sure that should be illegal, but as m… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657)._