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Daily Digest March 25, 2016 Why Microsoft's 'Tay' AI bot went wrong Less than a day after she joined Twitter, Microsoft's AI bot, Tay.ai, was taken down for becoming a sexist, racist monster. AI experts explain why it went terribly wrong. Resource of the day Big Data Analytics Infrastructure for Dummies The current form of analytics frequently involves an end-user using a spreadsheet application. The trouble is that information is often slow coming in and may not contain all relevant data, and the result is unacceptable delays in getting actionable information. That's okay, but it probably won't get you where you want to go. Download this eBook today and learn how you can gather vast quantities of disparate data for fast analysis. New at TechRepublic Google Cloud Platform's 3 keys to the roadmap: Data center, security, containers How developers can take advantage of machine learning on Google Cloud Platform Podcast: How to disappear from the internet 10 ways to salvage bad client relationships Google Deepmind AI tries it hand at creating Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering cards New from Tech Pro Research New equipment budget policy This Tech Pro Research policy enables the IT department to coordinate equipment purchases, standardize components based on job responsibility, and prepare for maintenance, repairs and upgrades. Sign up for a Free Trial of Tech Pro Research and preview our articles, tools, policies, and templates. Today's recommended downloads IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly, 3Q 2015 - IBM (IBM Security Intelligence) E-book Series #1: Why Agile Parallel Development Is Critical to Your Digital Transformation Strategy (CA Technologies) IBM Cisco Maintenance Service (Japanese) (IBM) 5 considerations when evaluating a file sync and share solution (Sweden) (Dropbox) Turning APM into an IT Detective (German) (CA Technologies) A special feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Internet of Things: The Security Challenge The Internet of Things is feeding us countless new streams of data to quantify and analyze things in ways that were never before possible. It's also creating serious new security risks in the process. We examine the possibilities and the dangers. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Click the newsletter title below to subscribe. Election Tech 2016 TechRepublic Cover Stories Connect with TechRepublic Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy © 2016 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.