AI-Generated Obituary Filled with Errors Prompts Backlash Against Microsoft

An obituary for former basketball player Brandon Hunter posted on MSN.com was filled with errors and typos, leading to accusations that it was written by an AI.
The obituary described Hunter as "useless at 42" and claimed he "performed in 67 video games."
Hunter actually played college basketball for Ohio University and briefly in the NBA for Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics.
Microsoft, which owns MSN, is a major investor in AI like ChatGPT, raising suspicion they used unsupervised AI to generate the bad obituary.
Microsoft removed the obituary and said they are working to prevent inaccurate information, but did not confirm or deny AI generation.

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