A popular book app's AI has been scrapped after being deemed'bigoted and racist'. Fable, a social media app for book enthusiasts, used an AI to create a Spotify-like'wrapped' experience, summarising users' reading habits throughout the year. However, outraged readers soon complained that the feature, designed to offer a'playful roast', was lashing out with racist putdowns. One user was shocked when the app told them to'surface for the occasional white author' after spending the year reading'Black narratives and transformative tales'. Another was slammed by their AI summary as a'diversity devotee', with the app questioning whether they were'ever in the mood for a straight, cis white man's perspective'.

Industry and manufacturing are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to boost productivity and quality. However, one executive says AI needs to be deployed with care. Dominic Gallello is CEO of Industrial Internet of Things and enterprise artificial intelligence company Symphony AzimaAI. He has led three public and private software companies over the past 16 years. Gallello was interviewed by email.