Microsoft’s AI poll on woman’s death sparks outrage

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Oct 2023

Microsoft Start auto-attached an AI ‘Insights’ poll speculating on a woman’s death beside a Guardian story.

Incident Details

Perpetrator:Product Manager
Severity:Facepalm
Blast Radius:Feature disabled platform-wide; reputational damage with publishers.

Tech Stack

Microsoft Start/MSNAI-generated pollsContent moderation

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