Coinbase AI Hallucinated a Norway-Brazil World Cup Score Hours Before Kickoff

Coinbase’s AI-generated news system sent users a false alert on Sunday claiming Norway had defeated Brazil 3-2 in a World Cup knockout match at MetLife Stadium, with Erling Haaland scoring twice. The problem: the match had not yet started, and Coinbase’s own prediction market page still showed the game as delayed.

Screenshots of the erroneous notification spread quickly on X, drawing immediate attention. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded publicly, saying he was looking into the issue. Max Branzburg, Coinbase’s head of consumer and business products, later confirmed the company had fixed the error and updated its systems.

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