According to reports, Microsoft published and then retracted an AI-generated article that suggested visiting a Canadian food bank as a tourist attraction. The article titled “Headed to Ottawa? Here’s what you shouldn’t miss!” included recommendations such as attending a baseball game, paying respects at a war museum, and even stopping by the Ottawa Food Bank. Paris Marx initially brought attention to this story on X (formerly Twitter). The AI-written section about the food bank stated, “People who come to us have jobs and families to support, as well as expenses to pay. Life is already difficult enough. Consider going into it on an empty stomach.”
Prior to its retraction, the article was featured on Microsoft Start, the company’s AI-aggregated news service that replaced Microsoft News in 2021. After The Verge reported on the article and its highly inappropriate recommendation to “go into it on an empty stomach,” Microsoft senior director Jeff Jones responded to the publication…
2023-08-18 13:27:01
Original from www.engadget.com rnrn