So this is simultaneously the most hilarious and also the most terrifying news story of the year to date:

http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297 ... bot-racist

I guess it says a lot more about twitter than it does about artificial intelligence, but it's still profoundly worrying. I'm guessing Microsoft never intended Tay to turn into a full-blown nazi in less than 24 hrs, but that's what happened. unintended consequences and all that. Maybe we need to be a bit more careful about AI research in future ?

Here's more Tay madness btw. Because it's too funny not to...:

http://imgur.com/a/Zfwsz