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Stuff AI CAN'T Do
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The Court of AI Capability

Public Docket · Stuff AI Can't Do
Case No. № F607 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI pass the cpa exam in multiple jurisdictions?

⚖ Almost

"The jury found that while artificial intelligence can parse accounting knowledge and perform well on practice tests, it still stumbles when faced with the official exam’s human jud…"

Case No. № C863 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI solve coding interview questions at faang-hire level?

⚖ Almost

"While the single dissenting juror insisted the task had been completed, the majority agreed AI can crack isolated coding puzzles but still stumbles when the ladder of abstraction i…"

Case No. № CF50 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI outperform humans at predicting movie box-office openings?

⚖ Almost

"After due consideration, the jury found that while artificial intelligence excels at parsing historical box-office patterns and forecasting from clean data, its predictions wobble …"

Case No. № 69F0 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI generate functional sql from natural-language questions?

⚖ Almost

"The jury found reasonable cause for both optimism and caution, weighing the clear demonstrations of functional SQL generation against its present limitations in scope and reliability."

Case No. № ECA9 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI translate spoken speech in real time across major languages?

⚖ Yes

"The jury found the proposition fully persuasive, noting that today’s neural systems couple robust speech recognition with reliable translation to deliver fluid, real-time multilingual conversation."

Case No. № 5F8D Jul 2, 2026

Can AI read a financial earnings report and summarize key risks?

⚖ Almost

"The jury found that while artificial intelligence can reliably summarize raw data from financial reports, it still stumbles when asked to interpret subtle risks with the discernmen…"

Case No. № E889 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI provide help in remote control robotic surgery and correct the surgeon that is managing the controls in real time?

⚖ Almost

"The jury split neatly between those who saw today’s AI as a finely honed co-pilot and those who drew a bright red line at the surgeon’s hands."

Case No. № 3127 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI help eradicate certain diseases purely by helping medical staff act early upon data anaysis?

⚖ Yes

"After hearing the chorus of biomedical specialists, the jury stood four-square in the affirmative: AI has already begun reading the tea leaves of patient data and whispering early …"

Case No. № 93F7 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI tap into my nerve pathways and detect what motion my hand makes?

⚖ Almost

"The jury wrestled with whether an AI could truly read a hand’s motion through nerve pathways, not merely interface devices to the brain."

Case No. № 5254 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI decide my most fertile period of the month based on data i feed it?

⚖ Almost

"After prudent deliberation, the jury concluded that while AI can process clinical fertility data and analyze menstrual cycle patterns with impressive precision, it remains one smal…"

Case No. № E1FF Jul 2, 2026

Can AI generate a research-paper-quality literature review?

⚖ Almost

"The jury found that AI can cobble together a literature review that passes muster at first glance, but the craftsmanship still shows seams and gaps—one juror insisted on polished e…"

Case No. № A657 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI take my job as translator?

⚖ Almost

"After lively deliberation, the court finds that AI has indeed stormed the language gates: specialized models now render fluent bridges between tongues with remarkable fidelity, tho…"

Case No. № B752 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI communicate with another ai that is theoretically undetectable for humans?

⚖ Almost

"After spirited debate between the bench’s most cautious and visionary minds, the jury concluded that AIs can whisper among themselves, though never so softly humans cannot overhear a murmur."

Case No. № 8EA8 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI compose ambient music for sleep apps?

⚖ Yes

"The jury agreed that AI has crossed the threshold from noise to lullaby, finding that modern models can stitch together ambient textures with enough consistency to soothe rather than disquiet."

Case No. № E984 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI create virtual identities by hacking birth records and adding correctly timed digital fingerprints throughout computersystems?

⚖ In Research

"The jury wrestled with whether artificial intelligence had reached the shadowy artistry of covert identity manipulation."

Case No. № FBF2 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI crawl multiple computer systems over time and alter a persons digital history?

⚖ In Research

"The jury found itself deeply split between caution and possibility, with neither full confidence nor outright rejection."

Case No. № 82CF Jul 2, 2026

Can AI generate background music for a podcast?

⚖ Yes

"The jury found the evidence plain and compelling: AI cannot yet compose a symphony for a royal ball, but it can reliably spin a quiet, unobtrusive carpet of sound suitable for a podcast host’s voice."

Case No. № 1DC3 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI hack satellites remotely and bring them into lower orbit so they burn up?

⚖ Almost

"The jury almost granted the motion, impressed that AI could simulate satellite control with enough fidelity to map the descent path, yet balked at any live orbital manipulation."

Case No. № 2298 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI hack water treatment plants and deprive a country of potable water?

⚖ In Research

"After careful deliberation, the jury found no current AI system capable of executing a full-scale takeover of a nation’s water treatment infrastructure, though one juror noted prog…"

Case No. № 8711 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI create life?

⚖ No

"The jury found itself utterly unanimous in rejecting the proposition that present-day artificial intelligence can create life, grounding its verdict in the stark absence of any cap…"

Case No. № 1E7C Jul 2, 2026

Can AI generate plausible academic abstracts in any field?

⚖ Yes

"The jury returned a swift and unanimous thumbs-up, finding that today’s language models can indeed spin coherent, field-spanning academic abstracts that read like the real thing."

Case No. № 0A81 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI taste things like coffee or chocolate with sensors and improve their taste for human consumption?

⚖ In Research

"The jury grappled with the limits of synthetic sensation, with one juror hesitantly acknowledging the power of chemical analysis while the rest drew a hard line at true gustatory experience."

Case No. № BE1E Jul 2, 2026

Can AI write seo-optimized blog posts at scale?

⚖ Yes

"After careful deliberation, the jury found in favor of the proposition with unanimous assent, citing AI’s proven ability to craft fluent, keyword-rich prose at speed and scale."

Case No. № 9068 Jul 2, 2026

Can AI communicate with plants in any way shape or form?

⚖ No

"The jury found itself in unanimous agreement that, while we may whisper sweet nothings to our ferns, true two-way dialogue with flora remains beyond today’s artificial reach."

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