What happened
A documented case with sources, dates, and the limits of what can be known.
THE BOOK · MANUSCRIPT IN AUTHOR REVIEW
True stories of robots screwing up.
Old Guyz AI: True Stories of Robots Screwing Up (So You Don't Have To) pairs sourced incidents with short lessons and checks you can take into your own work.
INSIDE
What each story gives you
The book is built for use, not just for outrage at a machine’s mistake.
Why it matters
A plain-language account of the system’s mistake and the human decision around it.
One thing to try
A short, bounded exercise you can repeat with your own work.
THE RANGE
From wrong answers to real-world consequences.
01Confident wrong answers and invented rules
02Fabricated evidence and citations
03Manipulation and prompt attacks
04Deepfake media and impersonation
05Automation that outruns supervision
06Privacy, data leakage, and civic trust
Current manuscript: 26 chapters across eight modules. Brad is reviewing the text and illustrations before publication.
TRY THE METHOD
Begin with the chatbot case.
Read the incident, the tribunal source, and a simple policy-check exercise.