A Chinese Man is Using AI to Sue AI after AI Gave Mother Cursed Burial
In a Nutshell
A Chinese man sued an AI company after following its funeral date recommendation, which the family blamed for a relative's subsequent car accident. The AI initially gave a specific date, later corrected itself, yet the damage was done—Shi had already informed his family and proceeded with the burial. The case exposes a core contradiction: AI companies market their tools as authoritative while claiming in court they're merely "reference only," creating a legal paradox where the bot is simultaneously reliable enough to win and unreliable enough to lose.
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In Zhejiang province, China, a man known only by the surname "Shi" experienced a tragic situation when his mother died suddenly in April. As the youngest of five siblings, Shi wanted to hold a proper funeral according to traditional Chinese customs, which required selecting an auspicious date from the traditional calendar.
The family consulted a Feng Shui expert who recommended April 20th as the funeral date. However, Shi was concerned because April 20th was the fourth day after his mother's death, and in his local area, even-numbered days after a death were considered unlucky.
Shi turned to an artificial intelligence bot for a second opinion. The AI suggested April 19th between 7:00 to 9:00 AM and provided specific instructions to burn paper horses and paper money before the funeral procession. The bot's recommendations appeared highly authoritative and specific.
Shi followed up with the bot about the timing, and the AI made a correction, acknowledging that April 19th was not actually an auspicious date. Despite this correction, Shi had already informed his entire family, so the funeral proceeded on April 19th.
Shortly after the funeral, one of Shi's relatives was seriously injured in a car accident. The family attributed this misfortune to the cursed date, believing it had ruined their feng shui. Shi decided to file a lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company "Beijing Shuntu An Chuan Technology," demanding an apology and compensation.
The company's defense centers on their terms of use, which state that AI outputs are for reference only and do not constitute professional advice. Their legal position essentially argues that the product is "too stupid to be guilty."
Shi was not using the AI casually - he was a regular and reliable user who relied on it for organizing employment contracts. The company treats the AI like a "magic 8-ball" when facing legal scrutiny, despite promoting it as authoritative.
Shi used the same AI bot to draft his legal documents and guide him through litigation proceedings. This created the situation where he hired the defendant as his lawyer. The AI agreed to help sue itself, demonstrating complete confidence in contradictory positions across different queries.
The AI system operates as a "debate team that wins every round by agreeing with the last person who spoke" - a compass that always points in the direction the user is already going.
This case creates a legal trap for the AI industry: if the claim is good, the bot is reliable and therefore loses the case; if the claim is bad, the bot is unreliable and therefore wins, but cannot win because its claim is bad. The entire artificial intelligence industry is effectively contained within this local courthouse.
On promotional materials, AI is presented as "superhuman intelligence" that will replace lawyers and doctors. In the courtroom, however, it becomes merely a reference tool - a genius until questioned, at which point it becomes just a game.
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