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You bet he has, you might think: perhaps he can get more for less from public services with whizzy computers doing things better and quicker, or so the theory goes, than human beings.

The technology is in beta, so mistakes could and should be expected, but the sheer number of gaffes is beginning to chip away at its reputation as a whizzy and reliable new tool.

In other words, the well-worn adage of computer scientists still applies in the whizzy world of AI: garbage in, garbage out.

Rugby league club Warrington Wolves' new mascot, Whizzy Rascal, has become a viral sensation after driving away without delivering the ball during Thursday's match against Castleford.

"Whizzy Rascal was supposed to deliver the ball to the man in green, but she said she couldn't find him, so just kept going," he said.