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> They let the safety team run the show and the resulting product was universally hated for it. Yes though Google is extra cautious because the “Google” brand
by TaylorAlexander 2y ago
> They let the safety team run the show and the resulting product was universally hated for it.
Yes though Google is extra cautious because the “Google” brand is worth over $100B a year in revenue, and they want to make sure nothing ever tarnishes their reputation. So it’s not clear to me that safety always means what it means for Gemini. OpenAI would still have a lot of flexibility to do safety their own way.
- dylan604 2y ago> they want to make sure nothing ever tarnishes their reputation In the spirit of where you want the conversation to go, I see the point you want to make. However, they are willing to tarnish their reputation just as long as it's not ruined. Their reputation on support is rubbish. Their reputation on YouTube's automated violation handling is rubbish. Their reputation on releasing a pet project long enough to just start to gain traction and then kill it is rubbish. Their reputation on allowing their search to be gamed by SEO and ad purchasers at the expense of smaller sites is rubbish.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoSure. But then in all the areas you mention, Google having rubbish reputation does not lead the masses to ask their respective representatives if Maybe Something Needs To Be Done About It. Closest here is the EU vs. Big Tech privacy and interoperability fight, which they see as a serious issue, but it doesn't quite have this magic outrage-inducing quality an AI insulting sensibilities of various groups of people would have.