BMW Dealer's AI Chatbot Accidentally Makes High Trade-In Offer, Salesperson Tries to Walk It Back

Summary by Cyber Security News21 Oct 2026, 02:00 CET

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A Canadian BMW owner recently thought he had negotiated a great deal to sell his car back to a local dealer. After a series of online exchanges, a representative who went by "Quinn" agreed to pay $27,162.79 CAD ($19,451 USD) for the vehicle ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1772#8167)

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