How Microsoft's AI Twitter Robot Became Racist In Less Than A Day

Microsoft unveiled its AI chatbot on Twitter on Wednesday and the Internet managed to corrupt it in under 24 hours. Named Tay, the bot is an experiment in "conversational understanding," according to the company, as Tay evolves as users interact with it. Upon its launch, the Internet did what it does best: destroyed the innocence of Tay. Users on Twitter sent Tay racist and misogynistic comments that helped Tay become a prejudiced bot that repeated these sentiments. Microsoft has since issued a statement apologizing for the bot's behavior.