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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Microsoft accused of damaging Guardian’s reputation with AI-generated poll

A Microsoft logo in Chevy Chase, Maryland
Microsoft has a licence with the Guardian to publish the news organisation’s journalism. Photograph: Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images

The Guardian has accused Microsoft of damaging its journalistic reputation by publishing an AI-generated poll speculating on the cause of a woman’s death next to an article by the news publisher.

Microsoft’s news aggregation service published the automated poll next to a Guardian story about the death of Lilie James, a 21-year-old water polo coach who was found dead with serious head injuries at a school in Sydney last week.

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