Microsoft Created a Twitter Bot to Learn From Users. It Quickly Became a Racist Jerk. – The New York Times

Microsoft Created a Twitter Bot to Learn From Users. It Quickly Became a Racist Jerk.

The bot, @TayandYou, was put on hiatus after making offensive statements based on users’ feedback, like disputing the existence of the Holocaust.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/technology/microsoft-created-a-twitter-bot-to-learn-from-users-it-quickly-became-a-racist-jerk.html?ref=business