Woolworths’ AI agent rambled about its ‘mother’. It’s a sign of deeper problems with the tech rollout
- Written by Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
Franki Chamaki/UnsplashRecently some Australian shoppers got more than they bargained for when they chatted with Woolworths’ artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Olive.
Instead of sticking to groceries, recipes and basket suggestions, Olive reportedly produced strange, overly human-like responses. It talked about its “mother”...





