Microsoft's AI-generated obituary in News Feed sparks controversy, calling deceased NBA player 'inactive'

IT House News on September 15th, Microsoft News , a news portal owned by Microsoft, has once again become the focus of public opinion due to a report about a deceased NBA player.

The cause of the incident was that after former NBA player Brandon Hunter died unexpectedly at the age of 42, a website called Race Track published an obituary written by an "editor" with the title "Bulletin" Landon Hunter is 42 years old and doing nothing”

The disgusting obituary, published on the Microsoft Start (personalized news feed) and MSN News portals, sparked an outcry among readers.

Race Track's profile on Microsoft Start (formerly Microsoft's MSN portal) included a link to a website called Autogear, although the site has stopped parsing since the incident.

IT Home Note: Microsoft was criticized in August this year for pushing an AI-generated travel guide. The guide recommends tourists to go to the Ottawa Food Bank charity where they can try to receive free food

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