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Obituary That Called Late NBA Player ‘Useless’ Sparks Firestorm

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Obituary That Called Late NBA Player 'Useless' Sparks Firestorm

Photo caption: Hunter in action for the Magic. Photo credit: Fernando Medina / NBAE via Getty Images. Article by Ben Blanchet. HuffPost – updated September 15, 2023.

Social media users hurled criticism at Microsoft this week for what many thought was an AI-generated obituary for NBA player Brandon Hunter on its website MSN. The controversy began after the obituary — which had a headline that read “Brandon Hunter useless at 42” written by “Editor” — appeared […]