Updated: Microsoft's chat bot is yanked offline after Twitter users warp it with racism

Update: A Microsoft spokesperson has provided us with the following statement, responding to speculation as to why Tay was taken down:"The AI chatbot Tay is a machine learning project, designed for human engagement. It is as much a social and cultural experiment, as it is technical.Unfortunately, within the first 24 hours of coming online, we became aware of a coordinated effort by some users to abuse Tay's commenting skills to have Tay respond in inappropriate ways. As a result, we have taken T