Microsoft News pushed AI to generate obituaries that caused controversy, saying that the late NBA player was "mediocre"

CTOnews.com, September 15 (Xinhua) Microsoft's news portal Microsoft News has become the focus of public opinion again because of a report about the late NBA player.

It started when a website called Race Track published an obituary written by "Editor" after the accidental death of Brandon Brandon Hunter, a 42-year-old former NBA player, and the article was titled "Brandon Hunter useless at 42" (Brandon Hunter was 42 years old).

The disgusting obituary was posted on Microsoft Start (personalized news streaming) and MSN news portals, causing a strong resentment among readers.

Race Track's profile on Microsoft Start (formerly Microsoft's MSN portal) included a link to a site called Autogear, which stopped parsing after the event.

CTOnews.com Note: Microsoft was also criticized for pushing an AI-generated guidebook in August, recommending visitors to the Ottawa Food Bank charity to try to get food for free.