The story behind the Google's $100 billion mistake.

Google`s new AI chatbot, Bard, has gotten off to a rocky start after its first demo resulted in a factual error. The bot was announced on Monday as a rival to OpenAI`s ChatGPT and was set to become "more widely available to the public in the coming weeks." In a demo shared by Google, Bard was asked about new discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope and replied with three bullet points, including a statement that the telescope "took the very first pictures of a planet outside of our own solar system." However, this statement was incorrect. Some prominent astronomers were quick to point out that the first image of an exoplanet was taken in 2004 and it was not done by James Webb Space Telescope. Astrophysicist Grant Tremblay tweeted that while Bard is "impressive," AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard have a tendency to confidently state incorrect information. The systems are trained on massive amounts of text and analyze patterns to determine word sequences, but they do not query a database of proven facts. As a result, they can "hallucinate" and create false information, what one AI professor calls them "bullshit generators."

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In response to Wednesday's bard debacle, Google realized the importance of a rigorous testing process. The Verge reports that a company spokesperson said the program combines external feedback with internal testing to ensure Bard's responses meet high standards of "quality, safety, and factual information." It says it will.

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