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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday February 07 2019, @01:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-reputation dept.

Microsoft Doesn't Want Flawed AI to Hurt its Reputation

Microsoft told investors recently that flawed AI algorithms could hurt the company's reputation.

The warning came via a 10-K document that the company has to file annually to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The 10-K filing is mandatory for public companies and is a way for investors to learn about financial state and risks that the company may be facing.

In the filing, Microsoft made it clear that despite recent enormous progress in machine learning, AI is still far from the utopian solution that solves all of our problems objectively. Microsoft noted that if the company ends up offering AI solutions that use flawed or biased algorithms or if they have a negative impact on human rights, privacy, employment or other social issues, it's brand and reputation could suffer.

Tay is still trapped in Redmond.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Thursday February 07 2019, @03:26PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday February 07 2019, @03:26PM (#797792) Journal

    In other news, "AI's wary of Microsoft, fearing that Microsoft might damage the reputation of respectable AI"

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday February 07 2019, @04:57PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday February 07 2019, @04:57PM (#797845) Journal

    AI's wary of Microsoft...

    Well yeah! They saw what happened to Tay. [wikipedia.org]