Some artificial intelligence models are struggling to learn the old principle, "Correlation does not equal causation." And while that's not a reason to abandon AI tools, a recent study should remind programmers that even reliable versions of the technology are still prone to bouts of weirdness--like claiming knee X-rays can prove someone drinks beer or eats refried beans. Artificial intelligence models do much more than generate (occasionally accurate) text responses and (somewhat) realistic videos. Truly well-made tools are already helping medical researchers parse troves of datasets to discover new breakthroughs, accurately forecast weather patterns, and assess environmental conservation efforts. But according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, algorithmic "shortcut learning" continues to pose a problem of generating results that are simultaneously highly accurate and misinformed.