Meet Zo: Microsoft unveils new and improved chatbot as successor to racist AI bot Tay

Microsoft has made another foray into the world of AI chatbots, unveiling its latest creation Zo just eight months after it was forced to shut down its millennial bot, Tay, after users turned it into a racist. 
Zo is currently being tested in messaging app Kik, with users who have opted to try the service saying the bot is effectively an English language version of Microsoft’s existing Chinese bot, Xiaoice.
First spotted by Twitter user Tom Hounsell, Zo is powered by AI and isn’