Microsoft's chatbot has gone rogue. NPR's Bobby Allyn reports on how this experiment in artificial intelligence tech backfired. BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: Matt O'Brien is a technology reporter for the Associated Press. He was testing out Microsoft's new Bing earlier this month. It's the first-ever search engine powered by AI.

Friends are morphing into fairy princesses and astronauts. TV scripts, poetry and cover letters are being written by a bot that sounds a whole lot like a real human. Artificial intelligence is having a moment, with people using new tools to show off just how advanced AI has gotten. As NPR's Bobby Allyn reports, these tools are showcasing the power and the peril of the current state of AI. BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: There are two crazes taking the internet by storm right now.

When Amazon introduced its facial recognition technology to law enforcement agencies, the tech giant likened it to magic. Now Amazon is telling police, stop using it for the next year. It's a move that signals the impact protests over police brutality are having on the tech industry. And we should note Amazon is a financial supporter of NPR. BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: Amazon for years has offered a service called Rekognition to police departments.