MSN Retracts Insane AI-Generated Obit Calling Dead NBA Player ‘Useless’

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The entirety of the obit—as offensive as it is incomprehensible—is filled with AI-generated gibberish.

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Published Sep. 14 2023 12:44PM EDT

Brandon Hunter #34 of the Orlando Magic. — Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images

Microsoft’s move to fire its human news division and lean into the use of artificial intelligence for its news services is apparently continuing to yield utterly disastrous results.

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MSN Retracts Insane AI-Generated Obit Calling Dead NBA Player ‘Useless’

The entirety of the obit—as offensive as it is incomprehensible—is filled with AI-generated gibberish.

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