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Not geoblocking the entirety of Europe also makes them stand out like a ringmaster amongst clowns.
by HlessClaudesman 3y ago
Not geoblocking the entirety of Europe also makes them stand out like a ringmaster amongst clowns.
- moffkalast 3y agoWell they are French after all. They should be geoblocking the USA in response for a bit to make a point lol.
- fredoliveira 3y agoNot with their cap table, they won't ;-)
- peanuty1 3y agoGoogle Bard is still not available in Canada.
- oh_sigh 3y agoAre there some regulatory reasons why it would not be available? It seems weird if Google would intentionally block users merely to block them.
- mrandish 3y agoI think there are still some pretty onerous laws about French localization of products and services made available in the French-speaking part of Canada. Could be that...
- simonerlic 3y agoI originally thought so too, but as far as I know Bard is available in France- so I have a feeling that language isn't the roadblock here.
- dpwm 3y agoCan confirm Bard is available in France and the UI has been translated to French.
- wadefletch 3y agoThere's a proposed framework[1] in the EU that's rather restrictive. Seems like they're just not even bothering, perhaps to make a point. [1] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory...
- ComputerGuru 3y agoGoogle and Facebook were, up until just a couple of days ago, in a cold war within the Canadian government.
- noonething 3y agoneither is facebooks image one