Microsoft's Latest Misinformation/Disinformation Scandal
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Futurism ☛ Microsoft Runs Ghoulish AI Poll Next to Article About a Dead Woman
How's AI in the media going? Well, Microsoft apparently ran a disgusting AI-generated poll next to a syndicated article about a woman who'd been found dead in Australia — and The Guardian, which published the original article in question, wants answers.
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Futurism ☛ Microsoft Shamelessly Pumping Internet Full of Garbage AI-Generated "News" Articles
We've known that Microsoft's MSN news portal has been pumping out a garbled, AI-generated firehose for well over a year now.
The company has been using the website to distribute misleading and oftentimes incomprehensible garbage to hundreds of millions of readers per month.
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CNN ☛ How Microsoft is making a mess of the news after replacing staff with AI
Concerns and tensions about Microsoft’s use of AI in its news content boiled over on Tuesday when Britain’s The Guardian newspaper accused the company of damaging the paper’s reputation after it published an article from the outlet on its site.
To power its highly trafficked news portal, Microsoft has established licensing agreements with major news organizations around the world, including The Guardian and CNN, that allow the tech giant to republish their articles in exchange for a share of the advertising revenue.