Google’s Rush to Take Its AI Chatbot Bard Public Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say

Google’s Rush to Take Its AI Chatbot Bard Public Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say

Shortly before Google introduced Bard, its AI chatbot, to the public in March, it asked employees to test the tool. One worker’s conclusion: Bard was “a pathological liar,” according to screenshots of the internal discussion. Another called it “cringe-worthy.” One employee wrote that when they asked Bard suggestions for how…

Amazon Releases New Cloud Tools to Help Build Chatbots as AI Competition With Microsoft, Google Heats Up

Amazon Releases New Cloud Tools to Help Build Chatbots as AI Competition With Microsoft, Google Heats Up

Amazon.com’s cloud computing division on Thursday released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own chatbots and image-generation services backed by artificial intelligence.  Microsoft and Alphabet are adding AI chatbots to consumer products like their search engines, but they are also eying another huge market: selling…

ChatGPT Can Resume in Italy if OpenAI Meets Data Watchdog’s Demands by April 30

ChatGPT Can Resume in Italy if OpenAI Meets Data Watchdog’s Demands by April 30

Italy’s data protection agency set out a list of demands on Wednesday which it said OpenAI must meet by April 30 to address the agency’s concerns over the ChatGPT chatbot and allow the artificial intelligence service to resume in the country. Almost two weeks ago Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline…

China’s Payment Association Warns Over Risks of Data Leaks While Using ChatGPT-Like AI Tools

China’s Payment Association Warns Over Risks of Data Leaks While Using ChatGPT-Like AI Tools

China’s payment & clearing industry association warned on Monday against using Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools due to “risks such as cross-border data leaks.” “Payment industry staff must comply with laws and rules when using tools such as ChatGPT, and should not upload confidential information related to…

Baidu Sues Apple, Other App Developers Over Fake Copies of Ernie Bot App

Baidu Sues Apple, Other App Developers Over Fake Copies of Ernie Bot App

Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against “relevant” app developers and Apple over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple’s App Store. The company’s artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China’s closest answer to the US-developed chatbot ChatGPT. Baidu…

Alibaba Invites Businesses to Test Its ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot: Report

Alibaba Invites Businesses to Test Its ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot: Report

Tech giant Alibaba is seeking companies to test its Tongyi Qianwen AI chatbot, business publication STAR Market Daily reported on Friday, joining the rush to emulate the explosive success of ChatGPT. The free-to-use ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) application created by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, was released to the public last…

India Among Top 3 Markets for ChatGPT-Powered Bing Search Engine, Says Microsoft

India Among Top 3 Markets for ChatGPT-Powered Bing Search Engine, Says Microsoft

India has emerged as one of the top three markets for Microsoft’s new Bing preview, which has ChatGPT incorporated into it, and is its biggest image creator market, a senior company official has said, asserting that the search engine is much better than its rival Google. Powered by ChatGPT, Microsoft…

ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Plans Measures to Address Concerns in Italy Ban

ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Plans Measures to Address Concerns in Italy Ban

ChatGPT producer OpenAI plans to present measures on Thursday to remedy concerns that led to an Italian ban on the chatbot last week, Italy’s data protection agency Garante said. Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy after Garante last week temporarily restricted it and began a probe into a suspected…

India Has No Plans to Bring Any Law for Regulating AI Growth in the Country

India Has No Plans to Bring Any Law for Regulating AI Growth in the Country

The government is neither considering to bring any law nor has any plans to regulate the growth of artificial intelligence in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written submission to the Lok Sabha said there are ethical concerns and risks around…

Ex-Intel Chief Architect Explores Data Center Deals for AI Startup in India

Ex-Intel Chief Architect Explores Data Center Deals for AI Startup in India

Intel’s former chief architect Raja Koduri is in talks with Hiranandani-backed data center operator Yotta for a deal for his generative artificial intelligence startup, which he said will have a big presence in India. His yet-to-be-named firm would either partner or acquire Yotta, which has data centers in the cities…