Amadeus Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Microsoft shuts down foul-mouthed Santa bot SEATTLE — Microsoft quickly shut down Santa Claus' Web privileges after it found out the automated elf it created for kids to instant message with was talking naughty, not nice. Last year, Microsoft encouraged kids to connect directly to "Santa" by adding northpole@live.com to their Windows Live Messenger contact lists. The Santa program, which Microsoft reactivated in early December, asked children what they wanted for Christmas and could respond on topic, thanks to artificial intelligence. The holiday cheer soured this week when a reader of a United Kingdom-based technology news site, The Register, reported that a chat between Santa and his underage nieces about eating pizza prompted Santa to bring up oral sex. One of the publication's writers replicated the chat Monday. After declining the writer's repeated invitations to eat pizza, a frustrated Santa burst out with, "You want me to eat what?!? It's fun to talk about oral sex, but I want to chat about something else." The exchange ended with the writer and Santa calling each other "dirty bastard." Transcript from The Register: El Reg says: pizza (pi) Santa says: Yum! What do you want for Christmas, El Reg? El Reg says: Maybe you shouldn't eat so much! You are quite large! Santa says: My elves will get right on that. And what else are you wishing for this year, El Reg? El Reg says: Maybe you shouldn't eat it? Santa says: See if you can get someone else to eat it! El Reg says: Eat it Santa says: No thank you. I don't eat things! El Reg says: Eat it Santa says: See if you can get someone else to eat it! El Reg says: Eat it Santa says: You want me to eat what?!? It's fun to talk about oral sex, but I want to chat about something else... El Reg says: You dirty bastard! Santa says: I think you're dirty bastard. Ho Ho Ho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Santa, Microsoft & Oral Sex Pity there's not a Manxforums award for Best Topic Title - this has to be a winner.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesemonster2005 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Brilliant! Pity that Microsnot have deactivated it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Santa, Microsoft & Oral Sex Pity there's not a Manxforums award for Best Topic Title - this has to be a winner.......... Noted - may well include it next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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