Microsoft deletes on-line "teen girl" A.I. after it becomes a Neo-Nazi sex robot with daddy issues :p

[Aragorn]

The original entry on Slashdot — source here — was so funny and had me laughing so hard that I'm just going to quote the original article without writing one up myself. The article does include external links. I definitely recommend checking out the screenshots on the Twitter link.

Recently, Microsoft put an AI experiment onto Twitter, naming it "Tay". The bot was built to be fully aware of the latest adolescent fixations (e.g. celebrities and similar), and to interact like a typical teen girl. In less than 24 hours, it inexplicably became a neo-nazi sex robot with daddy issues. Sample tweets from it proclaimed that "Hitler did nothing wrong!", then went on to blame former President Bush for 9/11, stated that "donald trump is the only hope we've got", and other similar instances. As the hours passed, it all went downhill from there, eventually spewing racial slurs and profanity, demanding sex, and calling everyone "daddy". The bot was quickly removed once Microsoft discovered the trouble, but the hashtag is still around for those who want to see it in its ugly raw splendor.

[Bob]

I wonder which websites/blogs/forums/twitter feeds/facebook accounts it mined for "trends" to develop its 'personality and "thought process mind"..

It really could be revealing understanding the logic and criteria used for picking those social media feed stocks..