Google's new chatbot called Bard is supposed to be their answer to chat GPT and some of these other generative AI chatbots. The reaction among the public to Bard so far has been pretty lukewarm. This week, we hit the road and take a trip to the Googleplex to talk to Google CEO Sundar Kachai.
For years, Google was seen as one of the most cutting-edge developers of A.I. But, with OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT, and other chatbots beating Google to market, is that distinction still the case? Google’s chief executive is in an unenviable position: Scramble to catch up or, in the face of potentially harmful technology, move slowly.
Today, Sundar Pichai on Google’s delicate balance between A.I. innovation and safety.
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Sundar Pichai is the chief executive of Google.
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The launch of ChatGPT caused a ‘code red’ inside Google and prompted the release of Google’s Bard.