[xg15]

I mean, by that logic MS couldn't have done better with Tay a few years ago. People were definitely talking about that one...

[fzzzy]

Sorry to make you feel old, but Tay was over 8 years ago.

[xg15]

Dang, really thought it was less than that...

[jagged-chisel]

Does 8 not qualify as “a few?”

[fzzzy]

Does it? I seriously don't know.

[yjftsjthsd-h]

I was taught that "a few" means 3-7 inclusive, but I can't seem to immediately find anything online to substantiate that; most dictionaries helpfully handwave it as a small number of things, and refuse to clarify what a small number might be.

[kurthr]

People are trying to bring back Clippy, because nostalgia for when bad wasn't quite as terrible.

[aleph_minus_one]

> I mean, by that logic MS couldn't have done better with Tay a few years ago.

I was honestly disappointed that Microsoft shut down Tay because they feared reputation damage. So yes, this was in my opinion good advertising, and a bad handling of the outcry from Microsoft's side.

I guess Microsoft wants to target a different audience ...