Taylor Swift ‘tried to sue’ Microsoft over racist chatbot Tay (BBC)

Taylor Swift tried to sue Microsoft over a chatbot which posted racist messages on Twitter, the president of the tech company has revealed.

Taylor’s lawyers made a move on Microsoft in 2016, according to a new biography by its boss Brad Smith.

She was unhappy with the name of its chatbot Tay, meant to interact with 18 to 24-year-olds online, because it was similar to hers.

If you don’t remember TayTweets, it’s the Twitter chatbot that turned racist. Read more

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