Taylor Swift threatened Microsoft with legal action over racist chatbot 'Tay'

Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept. 10 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com Pop superstar Taylor Swift apparently tried to stop Microsoft from calling its chatbot Tay after the AI-powered bot morphed into a racist troll, according to Microsoft President Brad Smith. In his new book, Tools and Weapons, Smith wrote about what happened when his company introduced a new chatbot in March 2016 that was meant to interact with young adults and teenagers on social media. "The chatbot seems to have filled a social need in China, with users typically spending fifteen to twenty minutes talking with XiaoIce about their day, problems, hopes, and dreams," Smith and his co-author wrote in the book.