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Here's a more credible article about the general phenomenon (more so than an anonymous anecdote in "legal advice" Reddit, which is, by reputation, a place for amateur writers to hone their craft in a low-stakes environment).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/18/ai-mush... ("Using AI to spot edible mushrooms could kill you")

- "Like past mushroom identification apps, the accuracy is poor, Claypool found in a new report for Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization. But AI companies and app stores are offering these apps anyway, often without clear disclosures about how often the tools are wrong."

- "Apple, Google, OpenAI and Microsoft didn’t respond to requests for comment."