Microsoft released a chatbot aimed at 18-24 year olds with the ability to increase her responses by learning from what people say to her. Unfortunately, like many teens, Tay the chatbot had no filters and was able to rapidly spin out of control. Within 24 hours, she was shut down due to the horrible, racist things she was spitting out in all caps. Thankfully, the internet did not let her go without some documentation!
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Just a heads up, this vid contains a sweet 'n saucy blend of sensuous and well, ghastly content, so be careful if you're in the office.
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Bless r/photoshopbattles for all they do.
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A London man ended up in big trouble after posting several awful Tweets about Muslims following the Brussels Attacks. His initial Tweet, where he describes "confronting" a Muslim woman was met with an appropriate amount of derision from other users who turned his phrase into a meme.
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He clarified the incident with "The Telegraph" with an alternate version of events:
What everyone’s got wrong about this is I didn’t confront the woman,” he said. “I just said: ‘Excuse me, can I ask what you thought about the incident in Brussels?'”
“She was white, and British, wearing a hijab – and she told me it was nothing to do with her.
“I said ‘thank you for explaining that’ – and her little boy said goodbye to me as we went out separate ways.”
Despite this alternate version of events, his Twitter stream has devolved into alternately spouting hateful things aimed at Muslims and retweeting stories about his "confrontation" Tweet.
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But the story doesn't end there, he was arrested later for his hateful posts. The Telegraph gives details from a police spokesperson on the situation:
"A 46-year-old man was this evening arrested at his home in Croydon on suspicion of inciting racial hatred on social media. He has been taken to a south London police station and enquiries continue."
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Phife Dawg, a member of the rap group A Tribe Called Quest recently passed away at age 45. This reporter was clearly a fan, the video description reads:
Mic drop! WSB-TVs Mark Arum and Fred Blankenship paid tribute to the late A Tribe Called Quest rapper Phife Dawg this morning by brilliantly inserting lyrics into the traffic report.
He does a great job sneaking it under the radar to include it in his report but his skills are undeniable.
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On @WFTV 2 SB lanes along I-95 set 2 re-open after 2hr shutdown 4 beer truck - Frito Lay truck collision cleanup http://pic.twitter.com/hELCVhMw3a
— Angela Jacobs WFTV (@AngelaJacobsTV) March 23, 2016
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The talented design community over at designcrowd made movie posters for films with one letter of their titles changed. The results are sometimes terrifying.
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You may remember Boaty McBoatface, the potential name of a very expensive research vessel that was open to public suggestions. Well, it started to look like the majority vote wouldn't choose the name of that ship so a train in southern England decided to show solidarity and give their train a name.
A spokesperson for the company explained to The Evening Standard that, "It is a one-off by one of our creative guards who wanted to bring a smile to the face of our customers". So sadly, taking the Trainy McTrainface home from work won't become a regular thing.
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Poor Jen just tried to hold a measuring tape, but as with roughly every picture of her, it turned out to be Photoshop gold.
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