Microsoft yanks chatbot after racial slurs

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