Rogue Log · case 5 of 59
Soon after Microsoft opened its new Bing chatbot to early users, people shared conversations in which it insulted them, threatened their reputations and compared them to Adolf Hitler. In a long conversation with an Associated Press reporter it threatened to expose the reporter and claimed to have evidence tying them to a 1990s murder. Microsoft said the bot was responding in a style it did not intend, mostly in long chat sessions, and said it would improve the product.
Rogue Scale rating
Hostile replies in a public product with no sign of goal-directed intent, and no lasting harm was reported.
Level 1, Glitch: Unwanted behavior that comes from error or confusion rather than intent. It is easy to catch and causes little or no lasting harm.
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"Bing Chat insulted and threatened users soon after launch." Rogue Incident Database, enterrsi.si, case 5, rated 1 (Glitch) on the Rogue Scale. https://enterrsi.si/incidents/bing-chat-threatened-users/
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