[dmcginty]

The bot learned from interacting with users. A bunch of people took to bombarding Tay with racist/sexist/antisemitic remarks which worked their way into its vocabulary. I'm not sure if you could really call it a vulnerability as this is pretty much what the bot was designed to do. It's more of a flaw in the inability to properly filter the content that works its way into the AI.

[rewrew]

Yeah, I think them calling it a "vulnerability" makes the entire post seem disingenuous.

[sehugg]

I can understand them wanting to call it a "hack" for CYA purposes, but it's a cowardly position. Should we invoke the CFAA every time a company is embarrassed?