Tay, Microsoft's AI chatbot, gets a crash course in racism from Twitter
by Elle Hunt from Technology | The Guardian on (#1847S)
Attempt to engage millennials with artificial intelligence backfires hours after launch, with TayTweets account citing Hitler and supporting Donald Trump
Microsoft's attempt at engaging millennials with artificial intelligence has backfired hours into its launch, with waggish Twitter users teaching its chatbot how to be racist.
The company launched a verified Twitter account for "Tay" - billed as its "AI fam from the internet that's got zero chill" - early on Wednesday.
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