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You've apparently never interfaced with lawyers before. A startup is free to release globally, because nobody will care if they spit out something false, there
by pembrook 4y ago
You've apparently never interfaced with lawyers before.
A startup is free to release globally, because nobody will care if they spit out something false, there's no money to extract for penalties and fines.
If Google's Bard says one thing wrong in the wrong country, it has the potential to cost the company hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars.
In places like the EU, governments see Google as a giant piggybank of funding. They know Google will not pull out of any region as large as the EU, so they will use any excuse to introduce fines and penalties. They also know Google can, and will pay. Hence they've hit Google with nearly €10B in fines over the last few years.
- cypress66 4y agoAre both OpenAI (chatgpt) and Microsoft (Bing chat) startups? Because neither had country restrictions.
- pembrook 4y agoPerhaps that's why ChatGPT is so overwhelmingly censored. Maybe Google can be more free-wheeling with Bard by keeping in the US for now?
- sebzim4500 4y agoYes, like that startup 'Microsoft' that launched Bing Chat globally a few months ago.
- pembrook 4y agoCompared to Google, Bing is indeed a challenger startup. Microsoft could completely kill Bing in the EU with very little effect to their bottom line. But you do bring up a good point. Why be so conservative if Bard isn't even tied in with Google search? My only guess is Google turning into a global whipping boy for fines has made them trigger shy.
- surgical_fire 4y ago> In places like the EU, governments see Google as a giant piggybank of funding. They know Google will not pull out of any region as large as the EU, so they will use any excuse to introduce fines and penalties. They also know Google can, and will pay. Hence they've hit Google with nearly €10B in fines over the last few years Those fines were clearly not high enough.
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