Microsoft yanks A.I. chatbot after racial slurs

Microsoft's A.I. chatbot started out as an innocent, interesting experiment. Then the rest of the Internet showed up. After Twitter users were able to convince Tay, the name of Microsoft's chatbot available via text, Twitter and Kik, to spit out offensive and racist comments, it appears Microsoft is giving it a break. Going offline for a while to absorb it all. Chat soon," reads a statement on the website for Tay.