Microsoft removed a set of bizarre travel articles made with 'algorithmic techniques.' But it won't blame AI.

• Microsoft took down a string of embarrassing and offensive travel articles last week.
• The company said the articles were not published by "unsupervised AI" and blamed "human error."
• But the scope of the errors should concern anyone worried about AI's impact on the news.

Last week, Microsoft took down a string of articles published by "Microsoft Travel" that included a bizarre recommendation for visitors to Ottawa to visit the Ottawa Food Bank and to "consider going into it on an empty stomach."