Wow, the entire thing was over such a petty amount. The plaintiff was only awarded $812.02, and that was for both damages and court fees. So presumably, the price of the refunded tickets would’ve been even less than that. Instead of just paying that (relative) pocket change, Air Canada chose to go to court, where they not only lost, but set a precedent that holds businesses responsible for their AI’s accuracy in the future.

Such a beautiful story :')

there is NO protocol.

Weren’t you just arguing that there is protocol that would prevent Trump from overreaching his authority?

That’s the “protocol” I’m hoping will be followed - the legal framework that would prevent such fuckery.

At the same time, I expect that those currently in charge of the U.S. see the law not as a barrier, but as an inconvenience.

There are a lot of things happening right now that a younger-me would have thought was “straight up nonsense” and “impossible.”

I want to believe that proper protocol will be followed, but I also don’t believe there are limits to what the current GOP would try.