Google has started rolling out its own chatbot called Bard. It is a large language model trained on large amounts of data to help it understand and respond to text input. Its direct competitor is Microsoft’s revamped Bing, which has incorporated OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology into its search engine.
To Tom Acres, Technology Reporter
Tuesday 18 April 2023 11:53 UK
Google’s CEO has admitted to “staying up late” on the potential dangers of AI development.
Sundar Pichai said the technology “could be very harmful if deployed incorrectly,” amid concerns about its impact on work, privacy and how information is shared online. endorsed growing calls for regulation.
“We don’t have all the answers yet. Technology is advancing rapidly,” he told CBS’s 60 Minutes program.
“Can you stay up late with it? Absolutely.”
Google swiftly proceeded with the plan of Chat GPTAfter being caught up in the sudden success of OpenAI’s model, which now has over 100 million monthly users, the style features of its products and services.
This technology then Microsoft’s Bing search engineis threatening Google’s longtime dominance in the space like never before.
Google has launched a direct competitor. Bardearlier this year – a big step for the company They were cautious about allowing ordinary people to interact with the AI.
Bard is powered by LaMDA and can generate human-like prose. What a company engineer called it sentient last year – A claim widely dismissed by the company and scientists.
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Like ChatGPT, Bard is a large-scale language model trained on vast amounts of data to interpret text and respond to questions and prompts.but both are showing prone to misrepresenting facts.
Pichai acknowledged that Google still “doesn’t fully understand” why Bird reacts in certain ways.
“There is an aspect to this that we call. All of us in this field call it the ‘black box,'” he said.
“You don’t fully understand, and I don’t quite understand why you said this and why you got this wrong.”
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But Pichai said despite his concerns, AI development will continue to accelerate, eventually impacting “every product from every company,” from healthcare to creative industries.
Google itself has already added Bard’s functionality to apps such as Docs, and The New York Times reports that the company is launching an all-new search engine powered by the technology.
Pichai said it was up to the government to find the best way to regulate it.
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How governments are tackling AI
British government Says it will take a light-weight approach to AI regulationsaying that any attempt to legislate now will soon become obsolete.
But in the US, the White House is seeking public input on how AI should be regulated to protect jobs and privacy. China already Published Draft Rules Outline your own approach.
last month, Italy became the first country Ban ChatGPT completely National data protection authorities have investigated the collection of user information.
came after Elon Musk Joining hundreds of AI experts calling for a pause in the development of the technology, Possess a “significant risk to society”.
But Musk has since Revealed plans to build its own ChatGPT rival.
