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marybourg

(13,255 posts) Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:10 AM Jan 16

Misdirected U.S. mail. AI?

Within the past 24 hours I received a piece of mail that had taken 2 months to get to me because it first went to a similar postal code in Taiwan, and a family member received a piece of mail addressed to a person in New Zealand with a similar postal code to his. Both pieces of mail had clearly printed, and at least in the case of the mail addressed to me, correct addresses. Never had anything like either incident happen previously in my 60 some odd years of having my own address.

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Misdirected U.S. mail. AI? (Original Post) marybourg Jan 16 OP

DeJoy is accomplishing exactly what runp put him in place to do. Think. Again. Jan 16 #1

While many here know how I feel about the failure to teach cursive writing, the administrator of my regional USPS hlthe2b Jan 16 #2

Both mail pieces had clearly printed addresses. marybourg Jan 16 #3

As I said, the issue is a PART of why this technology is being used and that "numbers" should certainly not be hlthe2b Jan 16 #4

Yes, the technology is being used, but there's something drastically wrong marybourg Jan 16 #5

USPS Cape Girardeau Missouri Oneear Jan 16 #6

Think. Again.

(20,687 posts)

1. DeJoy is accomplishing exactly what runp put him in place to do.

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Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:15 AM

Jan 16

hlthe2b

(107,509 posts)

2. While many here know how I feel about the failure to teach cursive writing, the administrator of my regional USPS

Reply to marybourg (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:19 AM

Jan 16

admitted that is among the reasons why technology is being used so much--resulting in this kind of diversion-- and why (especially part-time) carriers likewise often cannot catch the specific errors at the box. Obviously, it shouldn't matter with numbers, but street names and addressee names? A problem.

Expect more.

marybourg

(13,255 posts)

3. Both mail pieces had clearly printed addresses.

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Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:28 AM

Jan 16

hlthe2b

(107,509 posts)

4. As I said, the issue is a PART of why this technology is being used and that "numbers" should certainly not be

Reply to marybourg (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:32 AM

Jan 16

affected in detection and correct directing--whether AI/mechanical or human sorted. That would include hand-written and printed numerical portions of addresses.

I too have had items redirected both within and outside the US. The explanation I got was that the sorters cannot "unstick" mail pieces...

marybourg

(13,255 posts)

5. Yes, the technology is being used, but there's something drastically wrong

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 06:44 AM

Jan 16

with the technology.

Oneear

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6. USPS Cape Girardeau Missouri

Reply to marybourg (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 07:10 AM

Jan 16

Loius DeJoy has not allowed Studded Snow Tires. Why

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