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Microsoft AI chatbot pulled after floods of racist comments
Microsoft's attempt to engage millennials via an artificially intelligent "chatbot" called Tay has failed miserably after trolls made the bot spew offensive comments. As Tay learnt new things while having conversation with people, it started going on the inappropriate side of conversations. Microsoft has since gone through and deleted the problematic tweets, but not before screenshots were taken are retweeted by other Twitter users.
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Microsoft deletes AI chatbot after racist, homophobic tweets, according to report
The bot, named "Tay," had some unexpected responses as it tweeted racist and homophobic comments after conversing with people on Twitter. At any rate, I'm sure that Microsoft has learned from this experience and is reworking Tay so that it won't be so easily pushed toward supporting Nazism.
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$4 billion redevelopment of aging LaGuardia Airport approved
But Degnan countered that there "is no free money", and "we're paying for it all", pointing out that LGP will reap operating revenues from the new airport that, if the Port Authority had undertaken the project alone, would have gone back into public coffers.
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Sherwin-Williams acquires Valspar for $11.3 billion
The $27 billion Sherwin-Williams, based in Cleveland, Oh., said Sunday that it has agreed to buy the Minneapolis company for $113 a share, which represents a 35% premium over the company's closing price Friday. The companies expect the deal to close by the end of the first quarter of 2017. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the deal.
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Hillary Clinton turn into Bernie Sanders in 'SNL' sketch
Even if he wins Michigan, her big win in Massachusetts could help her expand her delegate lead over Bernie Sanders. Do I think this is the best thing for any governor to do? While Sanders got 30 percent of black voters in Michigan, in Alabama and Arkansas he got only about 10 percent.
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Jordan Spieth makes cut at Valspar Championship
Will MacKenzie evaluates his putt on the ninth hole during the second round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament Friday, March 11, 2016, in Palm Harbor, Fla . Spieth added that he had no problem with the story, but felt the tweet "made it seem like I was going with getting hurt and (having to) withdraw". Former PGA Championship victor Keegan Bradley converted several crucial putts to grab a share of the first-round lead at the Valspar Championship Thursday while Jordan Spieth's ...