Circle K AI self-checkout user claims machine ‘hallucinated’ an $8.5B donation to Red Cross

A Circle K customer claims that the AI-powered self-checkout machine tried to get them to donate over $8.5 billion to the Red Cross. Business Wire This machine checked out mentally. A Circle K customer was raging against the AI-powered self-checkout machine after it accidentally “hallucinated” that they wanted to donate billions of dollars to charity. “I just wanted a hot dog,” the incensed shopper declared in a viral Reddit post that has since been deleted but resurfaced elsewhere. The itemized list included the $8.5 billion for the American Red Cross. The Post reached out to Circle K for comment. They were discussing his experience at the Canadian convenience store chain, which recently rolled out these next-gen automated checkout kiosks as a way to expedite the process. They reportedly