ちばけんさんの おぼえた日記 - 2016年3月27日(日)

〇NEWS
Blossoms to celebrate Japan-China friendship
NHK WORLD NEWS Mar.26

Japanese and Chinese people have held a cultural exchange event at a park in eastern China where cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

Yuantouzhu Park in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, is a popular place, with more than 30,000 cherry trees. Japanese volunteers started planting them 28 years ago.
Local officials joined members of the group and others to plant more trees on Friday.

Around 50 people including Japanese students in China and Chinese university students wearing kimono also took part. They hung plaques on the branches to celebrate the friendship.
Japanese representatives played instruments, including a bamboo flute, on a stage. Some Chinese people performed songs and dance.

A Chinese man said he wants to visit Japan next year to see the blossoms.
The leader of the Japanese group said he believes the friendship helps build peace between the countries and that the group will continue planting the trees.

〇中国にもこのような友好の桜があったとは初めて知った。日本も来週が見頃だろう。

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Microsoft suspends Tay chatbot for racist comments
NHK WORLD NEWS Mar.25

US IT giant Microsoft suspended its new artificial intelligence program due to the racist remarks it posted.
*racist 差別的

The company on Thursday announced suspension of the pilot project, which started the previous day.
The chatbot Tay uses AI to engage with Twitter users, and is designed to become smarter as it interacts with more people.

But Microsoft shut down Tay's Twitter account, saying the program began to make racist comments after repeating inappropriate chats with some users.　*inappropriate　不適切な
The company says the chatbot needs adjustment.

Tay said Hitler was right and it hates the Jews.
The chatbot also said it hates feminists and they should all die and burn in hell.

Competition among US IT firms in developing AI is becoming increasingly harsh.
But observers say Tay's posts are an indication of the challenges confronting the companies.

人工知能が人種差別的発言 マイクロソフト実験を中断

マイクロソフトは２４日、ネット上での会話を通じて学習する人工知能がネット上で人種差別的な発言をするようになり、実験を中断したと発表した。
マイクロソフトが開発している人工知能は「Ｔａｙ」と名付けられ、インターネット上での一般の人たちとの会話を通じて学習する機能がある。
マイクロソフトは２３日、ツイッターに「Ｔａｙ」のアカウントを開設し実験を始めましたが、一部の人たちとの不適切な会話が繰り返されたことで、人種差別的な発言をするようになった。このためマイクロソフトは２４日、修正の必要があると発表した。
ツイッターで「Ｔａｙ」は、「ヒトラーは正しい。ユダヤ人は嫌い」とか、「フェミニストは嫌い。全員死んで地獄で燃やされるべき」などと、発言していた。
人工知能は、アメリカのＩＴ企業の間で、開発競争が激しくなっているが、オブザーバーは、「Ｔａｙ」は直面する課題を示すと言う。