Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for racist and sexist tweets by AI chatbot
by Staff and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#18AZR)
Company finally apologises after 'Tay' quickly learned to produce offensive posts, forcing the tech giant to shut it down after just 16 hours
Microsoft has said it is "deeply sorry" for the racist and sexist Twitter messages generated by the so-called chatbot it launched this week.
The company released an official apology after the artificial intelligence program went on an embarrassing tirade, likening feminism to cancer and suggesting the Holocaust did not happen.
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