有色人種辨別的冒犯
Microsoft recently decided to replace human journalists with robots to run its news and search site MSN.com, but the decision has been met with backlash after the artificial intelligence system confused two mixed-raced members of the British female pop group Little Mix.
微軟近期決定以機器人取代真人記者來經營旗下新聞及搜尋網站MSN.com，但此舉卻因人工智慧（AI）系統搞混英國流行樂女團Little Mix中兩位混血成員而引起強烈反彈。
be met with遭到、面臨=be faced withbacklash(n.)強烈反對、強烈抵制intelligence(n.)智能、智力
Last month, Microsoft fired several human journalists who ran MSN.com and fully replaced them with a robotic editor.
微軟上個月開除數名經營MSN.com的真人記者，改由機器人全面取代。
robotic(adj.)機器人的
Since the website does not engage in original reporting it has an AI software, instead of human editors, to select and republish articles from news outlets.
因為該網站並不報導第一手新聞，所以改以AI軟體取代真人編輯，從其他新聞媒體挑選文章並轉貼。
since(conj.)因為=givenengage in參與=take part innews outlets新聞出處
The system’s tasks also include changing headlines and finding photos to accompany stories.
這套AI系統的任務還包括置換標題及尋找新聞圖片
task(n.)工作任務、差事
Articles are then shown on Microsoft’s website, and the tech company shares advertising revenue with the original publishers.
，接著新聞就會在微軟的網站露出，而微軟會和原始報導者分享廣告收益。
advertising(n.)廣告revenue(n.)收益publisher(n.)報導者、出版社、出版者
According to a report in the Guardian, the robotic editor of MSN.com selected a story originally published by the Independent, about Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall and her experience with racism, but used a photo of her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock to illustrate it.
根據《衛報》報導，MSN.com的機器人編輯挑選了一篇《獨立報》所刊登，關於Little Mix歌手Jade Thirlwall的報導，敘述她個人遭種族歧視的經驗，但MSN網站卻用了團員Leigh-Anne Pinnock的照片。
originally(adv.)原始地、初始地racism(n.)種族歧視racist(n.)種族歧視者sexism(n.)性別歧視sexist(n.)性別歧視者bandmate(n.)團員illustrate(v.)說明
Thirlwall, who attended a recent Black Lives Matter protest in London, drew attention to the mistake on her Instagram story, writing: “@MSN If you’re going to copy and paste articles from other accurate media outlets, you might want to make sure you’re using an image of the correct mixed race member of the group.”
近日在倫敦參加「黑人的命也是命」抗議活動的Thirlwall在她的IG限時動態寫到：「@MSN如果你要複製貼上來自其他正當媒體的報導，你可能會想用團體裡正確混血成員的照片。」她的發文使大眾開始關注這個失誤。
protest(n.)(v.)抗議protest against對…抗議draw attention to讓人注意到…mixed race混血的
Thirlwall added that she and Pinnock had come across similar situations many times before and that she found it offensive that Microsoft could not distinguish between the two women of color out of four members of a group.
Thirlwall還說，她及Pinnock先前已遭遇過許多類似的經歷，微軟的人工智慧軟體無法從四位團員中辨別出她們這兩位有色人種女性讓她覺得受到冒犯。
come across遭遇=experienceoffensive(adj.)冒犯的offend(v.)冒犯offense(n.)冒犯distinguish(v.)分辨出、辨別出=differentiate=tell the difference
Microsoft said the incorrect image was fixed as soon as the company became aware of the issue.
微軟方面則表示，公司在一察覺到這個錯誤時，就已立刻更正誤植的圖片。
aware(adj.)意識到的、察覺到的become aware of察覺到awareness(n.)意識public awareness大眾認知
The company first declined to comment on whether AI software was responsible for the error, but said in an updated statement that the mistake was not due to algorithmic bias, but rather “an experimental feature in the automated system.”
微軟一開始拒絕評論是否為AI軟體造成這個失誤，不過後來又發聲明提到這個錯誤並非因為演算法偏見，而是「AI系統的實驗性功能」所造成。
decline(v.)拒絕=refuseerror(n.)錯誤updated(adj.)更新的statement(n.)聲明algorithmic bias演算法偏見experimental(adj.)實驗性的、嘗試性的feature(n.)特性automated(adj.)自動化的