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A poll generated by artificial intelligence, embedded next to a Guardian article on Microsoft’s news aggregator platform, asked readers to speculate on the cause of a woman’s death.

The company's choice to use automation over human editors appears to be behind the site’s recent amplification of false and bizarre stories.

The Guardian submitted a complaint to Microsoft on Tuesday after a grotesquely inappropriate AI-generated poll next to a Guardian article.

An article by The Guardian covering the unfortunate passing of a young woman was featured in Microsoft Start, and alongside it was an AI-generated poll asking readers to vote on how she died.

The Guardian says a “disgusting” Microsoft AI-generated poll that showed up next to an article about a woman’s death was misleading to readers.

Publisher says poll speculating on cause of woman’s death that appeared next to Guardian article caused ‘significant reputational damage’

Speculative AI news poll presented three choices: murder, accident, or suicide.

Microsoft's AI poll sparks debate on ethical artificial intelligence use in journalism alongside a sensitive Guardian article.

Incident fuels concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in news publishing

Microsoft is being charged with allegations by The Guardian for sharing an offensive AI-generated poll beside a news article on Microsoft Start by The Guardian. Microsoft has yet to reply.