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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ralphbernardo on 2024-11-10 19:24:53+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Microsoft released the AI chatbot Tay (short for “Thinking About You”), designed to mimic a 19-year-old American, on March 23, 2016. It became a PR disaster when it learned offensive language from trolls, causing Microsoft to shut it down after just 16 hours and sparking debates on AI ethics.