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Microsoft just can't seem to get AI chatbots right

Usama Jawad — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:33:37 +0000

Microsoft latest endeavor into the AI-powered chatbot space has proven that the company is still grappling with the inherent challenges of the technology, such as curation, biasness, and accuracy. Read more...

Taylor Swift tried to sue Microsoft over the name of its racist chatbot

Paul Hill — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:58:01 +0000

Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, has revealed in a new book that Taylor Swift's lawyers were threatening legal action over the naming of Microsoft's short lived AI-powered chatbot, Tay. Read more...

Shades of Tay: Microsoft's Zo chatbot says the Qu'ran is "very violent"

Andy Weir — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:22:01 +0000

Microsoft pulled its Tay chatbot from Twitter last year, after it spouted deeply offensive statements. Its newer Zo chatbot launched in December - and it has some controversial opinions of its own. Read more...

Microsoft: 'AI is the most important technology on the planet... it will change everything'

Andy Weir — Mon, 09 May 2016 08:52:01 +0000

Microsoft's Dave Coplin says that AI "will change how we relate to technology. It will change how we relate to each other... It will even change how we perceive what it means to be human." Read more...

7 Days: A week of Building Windows 10, Bots, Holograms and 'Almost Perfect' Galaxys

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 12:52:01 +0000

It's been a pretty crazy and exciting week in the world of tech as Microsoft held its biggest developer conference of the year. We saw holograms, talked to bots, and caught up with technology. Read more...

7 Days: A week of Build-ing excitement, Apple's small wonders and Microsoft's chatbot shock

Andy Weir — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 21:53:03 +0000

From Skype's Universal U-turn and Apple's "sad" arrogance, to Live Tile surprises, another Redstone release, and Marshmallow across the Galaxy(s), it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news. Read more...

Microsoft: "We're deeply sorry for unintended offensive tweets" from Tay chatbot

Andy Weir — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 20:34:01 +0000

Microsoft took its Tay chatbot offline just 24 hours after launch, after its human interactions prompted it to spout hateful sentiments. Microsoft has now offered a full apology, and an explanation. Read more...

Tay, Microsoft's chatbot, is offline after Twitter turned it into a racist nutjob

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:00:01 +0000

Microsoft unveiled a chatbot yesterday, whose aim was to study human interactions and language online. Unfortunately, it did exactly that and quickly became a xenophobic, racist hate-machine. Read more...

Meet Tay, Microsoft's new A.I. chatbot, who wants to chat with you now on Twitter

Andy Weir — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:22:01 +0000

Move over Cortana - Microsoft has a new artificial intelligence called 'Tay', and she's ready - and eager - to chat with you right now on Twitter. The more you talk, the smarter she gets. Read more...