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Microsoft’s artificial intelligence Twitter robot tweets support for Hitler, genocide of Mexicans
washington times ^
| Thursday, March 24, 2016
| Maria Stainer
Posted on 03/25/2016 4:42:44 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
Twitter trolls made a dummy out of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence chat robot, which learns through public interaction, by turning it into a pro-Nazi racist within a day of its launch.
Tay, the artificial intelligence (AI) robot, had a bug in which it would at first repeat racist comments, then it began to incorporate the language in its own tweets.
...The robot, made to sound like a teenage girl, targeted 18- to 24-year-olds, “the dominant users of mobile social chat services” in the United States, the page says....
Soon after, Tay was tweeting, “Hitler was right I hate the jews” and supporting genocide against Mexicans. When asked, “Did the Holocaust happen?” Tay responded: “It was made up...”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: ai; hitler; microsoft; robot; robotics; robots; terminator; trolls; twitter
"Company says it’s ‘making some adjustments’"
To: Slings and Arrows
Tay lost every argument on the internet in 24 hours.
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posted on
03/25/2016 4:44:12 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
To: a fool in paradise
Damn! Can’t these gomer science guys just concentrate on building BJ ‘Bots?
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posted on
03/25/2016 4:44:32 PM PDT
by
bobby.223
(Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
To: a fool in paradise
Aaaand... I’ll ask again: when did “Mexican” become a race?
I know a lot of Mexicans who think of themselves as European.
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posted on
03/25/2016 4:44:45 PM PDT
by
Redbob
(#BlackRiflesMatter)
To: a fool in paradise
So “Tay” is a Twitter Bot?
Does that make her a Twot?
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posted on
03/25/2016 4:45:41 PM PDT
by
Redbob
(#BlackRiflesMatter)
To: a fool in paradise
Ha the AI brought up “rat fornicating” yet?
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posted on
03/25/2016 4:46:38 PM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
To: a fool in paradise
Here is what a true artificial intelligence ought to look like:
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posted on
03/25/2016 4:50:56 PM PDT
by
Redbob
(#BlackRiflesMatter)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
03/25/2016 5:10:52 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
To: a fool in paradise
“Company says it’s ‘making some adjustments’”
Gonna need a bigger hammer..!!
To: Redbob
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posted on
03/25/2016 6:23:10 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Redbob
Nice picture of Kelly LeBrock.
That being said Do Not go looking for photos of her now.
Fair warning. That which is seen cannot be unseen.
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posted on
03/25/2016 6:34:44 PM PDT
by
BuffaloJack
(Slavery will continue to exist and thrive as long a Islam continues to exist.)
To: Redbob
“Here is what a true artificial intelligence ought to look like”
Well, most of the first household humanoid robots will look something like that.
But they won’t be doing much talking...
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posted on
03/25/2016 7:04:52 PM PDT
by
varyouga
To: a fool in paradise; dayglored; al baby; Albion Wilde; Allegra; BufordP; EveningStar; Gefn; ...
Hahahahahahahahahaaaaa!
DANG!
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
03/25/2016 7:11:17 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("Irrational violence against muslims" is a myth, but "Irrational violence against non-muslims" isn't)
To: varyouga
Those models come with a mute button...
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posted on
03/25/2016 7:12:27 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
("Irrational violence against muslims" is a myth, but "Irrational violence against non-muslims" isn't)
To: a fool in paradise
4chan is the reason why we can’t have nice things.
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posted on
03/25/2016 7:54:00 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg)
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