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Kevin Okemwa

It's another AI failure for Microsoft News as it asks users to vote on how a young woman died

Robot creating a poll.

What you need to know

  • An article by The Guardian covering the unfortunate passing of a young woman was featured in Microsoft Start, and alongside it was an AI-generated poll asking readers to vote on how she died.
  • Readers were outraged with the intensive poll shifting blame to the outlet and author.
  • The Guardian fears that the poll will negatively impact its reputation.
  • The chief executive has since reached out to Microsoft's President seeking clarification, stressing the importance of a strong copyright framework that gives publishers control over their content.
  • Microsoft issued a statement indicating that it is investigating the matter and putting elaborate measures in place to prevent such an occurrence. 
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