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My scale's AI set my weight goal 150 pounds too high

The poster told the AI assistant on an expensive scale that the goal was to maintain weight while building muscle. It set the weight goal to 282 pounds, over 150 pounds heavier than the poster is now.

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How it works

  1. Poster tells the scale's AI assistant the goal is to maintain weight and build muscle
  2. The assistant sets a weight goal of 282 pounds
  3. That goal sits over 150 pounds above the poster's current weight

Why it’s worth knowing

The poster said maintain weight. The assistant set a goal over 150 pounds higher.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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