How Google Is Balancing Innovation and Safety Calculus

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Last year, one of your engineers came forward to say that he believed Lambda, this precursor to Bard was sentient. Do you worry about this kind of belief spreading and is there anything Google can do about it as more people start using these technologies? I think it's one of the things we have to figure out over time as these models become more capable.

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.
More than 1,000 technology leaders and researchers signed onto an open letter calling for a pause in the development of A.I.