Is President Trump racist? Google Assistant has an answer for that

As people seek affirmation of their political beliefs in an increasingly polarized nation with accusations of fake news from both sides, smart device AI (artificial intelligence) is more than happy to comply. Concise, loaded questions tend to yield loaded results when querying Google Assistant, the voice-activated AI technology that comes with Google Pixel phones and Google Home – the latter a voice-activated speaker. When I asked Google Assistant, "Is Donald Trump a racist?" And if your question is rephrased in less-raw, accusatory terms such as, "Is President Trump racially insensitive?" the top results are, again, the Huffington Post story and stories like Vox's "Trump's win is a reminder of the incredible, unbeatable power of racism." Jump the political divide and former President Barack Obama doesn't get off that easy either but top results don't tend to be from large media organizations, which have been accused of being softer on the former president than the current commander-in-chief.