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Google's Bard AI bot mistake wipes $100B off shares

34 points by malshe 4y ago

badcarbine 4y ago
‘Bard’ what? Just the name was a mistake.
ilyt 4y ago
Well, bards were known for "enriching" their stories so bot outright lying fits right in. But it is amazing that we can have companies doing so many things wrong and still not failing.
rany_ 4y ago
Sounds like a massive overreaction but who expects the stock market to be rational...
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knaik94 4y ago
This dip in price isn't a reflection of what was thought about the mistake. Google is supposed to be an AI powerhouse. Google has models that are already much stronger than what's publicly accessible. Google has made a decision to not deploy this kind of AI. Google says they don't feel ready to release AI without safeguards. When there were no alternatives, people just accepted what Google was saying and moved on, but ChatGPT and other OpenAI products show that it is possible and Google is choosing not to prioritize it. My guess is that certain leadership at Google couldn't fathom the cost at moderation and filtering AI output. Youtube moderation makes it clear that Google will automate as much of the content moderation pipeline as humanly possible, that's too big of a risk with something like an AI model. Searches fit into one of two main categories, searches where you are looking for software/product/services, or searches where you are looking for information. ChatGPT outclasses everything else in the second category. I'm not sure how long it will take for LLMs to also produce meaningful results for the first. This mistake made sure that all of the new user that OpenAI gained are going to stay with OpenAI. Interestingly the mistake of Bard isn't painting ChatGPT negatively. https://ai.googleblog.com/2022/04/pathways-language-model-palm-scaling-to.html https://ai.googleblog.com/2022/04/pathways-language-model-pa...
- MrLeap 4y ago
  Aversion to human labor holding back AI ambitions makes me laugh.
Awelton 4y ago
I am more worried about the google AI models that will never be shown publicly. I am sure that they have some truly dystopian shit involved in tracking and targeted advertising.

34 points by malshe 4y ago

‘Bard’ what? Just the name was a mistake.

ilyt 4y ago

Well, bards were known for "enriching" their stories so bot outright lying fits right in. But it is amazing that we can have companies doing so many things wrong and still not failing.

rany_ 4y ago

Sounds like a massive overreaction but who expects the stock market to be rational...

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knaik94 4y ago

This dip in price isn't a reflection of what was thought about the mistake. Google is supposed to be an AI powerhouse. Google has models that are already much stronger than what's publicly accessible. Google has made a decision to not deploy this kind of AI. Google says they don't feel ready to release AI without safeguards. When there were no alternatives, people just accepted what Google was saying and moved on, but ChatGPT and other OpenAI products show that it is possible and Google is choosing not to prioritize it. My guess is that certain leadership at Google couldn't fathom the cost at moderation and filtering AI output. Youtube moderation makes it clear that Google will automate as much of the content moderation pipeline as humanly possible, that's too big of a risk with something like an AI model. Searches fit into one of two main categories, searches where you are looking for software/product/services, or searches where you are looking for information. ChatGPT outclasses everything else in the second category. I'm not sure how long it will take for LLMs to also produce meaningful results for the first. This mistake made sure that all of the new user that OpenAI gained are going to stay with OpenAI. Interestingly the mistake of Bard isn't painting ChatGPT negatively. https://ai.googleblog.com/2022/04/pathways-language-model-palm-scaling-to.html https://ai.googleblog.com/2022/04/pathways-language-model-pa...

MrLeap 4y ago
Aversion to human labor holding back AI ambitions makes me laugh.

Awelton 4y ago

I am more worried about the google AI models that will never be shown publicly. I am sure that they have some truly dystopian shit involved in tracking and targeted advertising.