Google AI Chatbot Bard mistake cost down $100 billion in shares

Bard quickly responded to the question as the telescope was the first to take pictures of a planet outside the earth’s solar system, when in fact that milestone was claimed by the European Very Large Telescope in 2004. A simple mistake was caught by an astronomer on Twitter. A simple mistake wipes 7% of shares on Wednesday which is the sum of $100 billion off the firm’s market value. Though investors have embraced the push for AI, skeptics have warned rushing out the technology raises risks of errors or otherwise skewed results, as well as issues of plagiarism. The error highlighted the importance of a rigorous testing process, is something that we’re kicking off this week with our Trusted Tester program. We’ll combine external feedback with our internal testing to make sure Bard’s responses meet a high bar for quality, safety, and roundedness in real-world information.” Last month, Google CEO Sundar Pichai cut 6% of its Worldwide workforce which is almost 12,000 jobs.