[robotresearcher]

AI driven chat bots are routinely deployed, yes. But it's also true that at least one bot generated content that spooked its owner:

"The AI chatbot Tay is a machine learning project, designed for human engagement. As it learns, some of its responses are inappropriate and indicative of the types of interactions some people are having with it. We're making some adjustments to Tay." (Microsoft statement)

https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/24/11297050/tay-microsoft-ch...

[claudiawerner]

This is because Twitter users, some coordinated on 4chan's /pol/ board, decided to train the bot on extreme racist input:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot)#Initial_release