It was a bit of both. There was a post after Tay came out that argued that Tay's answer to "Is Ted Cruz the Zodiac Killer?" came from the training the data, be

It was a bit of both. There was a post after Tay came out that argued that Tay's answer to "Is Ted Cruz the Zodiac Killer?" came from the training the data, because that was already a meme, and it came back with the quip within minutes of launch.