Hilarious results as Microsoft's latest AI CaptionBot tries to describe pictures from 'the dress' (which it thinks is either a suitcase or a cat in a tie) to Michelle Obama (identified as a cell phone)

Microsoft wants to join the rest of the software giants in the AI game, but it just keeps striking out. Weeks ago the firm's lovable teen chatbot turned into a Hitler supporting racists and this week its CaptionBot isn't living up to its potential. CaptionBot, which analyzes pictures in order to formulate captions, has been spot on with some results, but horridly wrong for others – it thought the First Lady Michelle Obama was a cell phone. Weeks ago the firm's lovable teen chatbot turned into a Hitler supporting racists and this week its CaptionBot isn't living up to its name. This technology combines three different services to process images and write descriptive captions – and sometimes includes an appropriate emoji.