AI company releases text-generating robot despite concerns it could be used to create fake news

Creators of a text-generating robot have released the tool to the public despite initial trepidation that it could be manipulated by bad actors. OpenAI - an Elon Musk-backed company that researches artificial intelligence- detailed its system, called GPT-2, in February, but stopped short of releasing it over concerns that it might be used to proliferate spam and fake news. The AI is capable of taking a snippet of text and extrapolating that small piece of information into a larger document. Above is an example of a prompt input by MailOnline. For instance, if fed a phony headline, the bot would be able to produce a fairly convincing fake news story based on the prompt.