In Zhejiang province, a grieving son's search for an auspicious burial date led him from a feng shui master to an AI chatbot — and ultimately to a courthouse. The chatbot offered contradictory guidance on a matter of deep cultural and familial consequence, and when misfortune followed, the question of who bears responsibility for algorithmic advice entered the legal record. The case sits at the intersection of ancient belief and emerging technology, asking what obligations a machine's makers hold when their creation speaks into the most human of moments.
Chinese man sues AI firm over burial date advice linked to family misfortune
A family member suffered serious injuries in a traffic accident, which relatives attributed to the burial date disrupting the family's feng shui.