What is the issue with Microsoft's AI diagram?

Microsoft posted an AI-generated diagram with embarrassing typos, which an engineer claims is a rip-off of his 15-year-old work.

What specific errors were found in the Microsoft diagram?

The diagram contained typos like 'continvoucly morged' and misspelled 'Time' as 'Tim'.

What was Microsoft's response to the AI diagram incident?

Microsoft has since deleted the AI-generated diagram from its Microsoft Learn page.

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AI Rip-off: Microsoft's Diagram Sparks Outrage

19 Feb

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Summary

Microsoft used an AI-generated diagram with embarrassing typos.
The diagram appears to be a rip-off of work from 15 years ago.
The engineer behind the original diagram expressed disappointment.

AI Rip-off: Microsoft's Diagram Sparks Outrage

A software engineer has publicly criticized Microsoft after discovering an AI-generated diagram on a Microsoft Learn website that he claims is a rip-off of his work from 15 years ago. The diagram, intended to explain GitHub's Git flow for software releases, contains several embarrassing typos, such as 'continvoucly morged' and misspelling 'Time' as 'Tim'.

The engineer, Vincent Driessen, explained that his original diagram, created over 15 years prior, used correct language. He expressed surprise and sadness that Microsoft, a large corporation, would use an AI image generator for his work, publish it without credit, and fail to proofread it.