Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are becoming increasingly common day by day. The process, which started with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has nearly caused the internet to change and reshape. In an attempt to catch up with this fast-moving trend, Google recently announced its own chatbot, Bard. While many people expect ChatGPT to be replaced by Bard, according to the latest reports, some Googlers reportedly aren’t happy about Bard’s ‘rushed’ announcement. Here are the details…
Some Googlers reportedly aren’t happy about Bard’s ‘rushed’ announcement
Bard, the new AI chatbot from Google, caused a loss of 100 billion dollars due to providing incorrect answers during a promotional event. This situation not only upset investors but also Google employees. They have expressed their dissatisfaction with Bard’s performance on the company’s internal message boards, and some have directed their criticism towards CEO Sundar Pichai.
Adding to the negative response, a presenter at Google‘s search event forgot the phone they were going to use to demonstrate one of Bard’s features, and some employees were reportedly not even aware of the event taking place. One user wrote a highly upvoted post on the company’s internal message boards, calling the Bard launch and layoffs “rushed, botched, and myopic.” Other employees compared the past year at Google to a “dumpster fire” and expressed concerns about the company’s reputation.
In December, Pichai and AI head Jeff Dean reportedly expressed concerns about the risks associated with releasing an AI tool too early. However, the company seemed to change its tune after OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool became widely available, and enlisted the help of Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to help plan the company’s response.
Google’s ChatGPT rival, Bard, will not be widely available for several weeks, but with Microsoft planning to disrupt web search with its own chatbot, it is no surprise that Google wanted to showcase Bard, even if it was earlier than expected. Despite the initial setbacks, it remains to be seen how the chatbot will perform and if it will be well-received by the public.
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