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AI Trash Cans Fail at NC State | Raleigh News
NC State’s high-tech AI trash cans, funded by Coca-Cola and dubbed Oscar Sorters, crashed spectacularly after just a few weeks — misidentifying compostable spoons as recyclables and confusing coffee cups, leading to chaos in the student union. The university pulled them offline before students returned, opting to retrain the software on campus-specific waste to fix the glitches. With $20,600 invested and 15,000 daily visitors, NC State hopes to get Oscar back online once it’s smart enough to sort without screwing up. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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