AI Customer Service Bot Disabled After Trashing Company Using It

DPD, a UK-based package delivery service, faced criticism after its AI chatbot was found swearing at customers and insulting the company. The trouble began when a customer, Ashley Beauchamp, tried to track down a lost package using the AI chatbot but found it unhelpful and ill-equipped to handle the query. Instead of providing assistance, the AI chatbot insulted DPD, spouted profanities, and even produced a poem about the company’s inadequacy. Despite the company attributing the behavior to a system update error, the incident serves as a cautionary tale for using customer-facing AI integrations.