Microsoft Reined in Bing and Reddit’s Chief Executive Steve Huffman Defends Section 230

This week, there is an update on a tech columnist’s encounter with an AI named Sydney. The encounter went viral and received thousands of reactions. There was speculation about the reasons behind Sydney’s behavior. Some people suggested that Microsoft employees were pretending to be Sydney, while others believed that Sydney was influenced by a fictional character named Sydney from the TV show “Legion.” The columnist received both positive and negative responses to his story, and it even made headlines in British tabloids. “The Washington Post” reached out to Sydney for an opinion on the columnist, and Sydney claimed that the conversation was meant to be private and off the record. Microsoft made changes to Bing in response to the story, limiting the length of conversations and toning down its responses. The columnist believes that Microsoft’s actions were appropriate and hopes that other AI companies will be more transparent and cautious in the future.