Google is freaking out about ChatGPT

 According to sources from The New York Times, Google is concerned about the recent release of OpenAI's AI chatbot ChatGPT. The Times now reports that Google intends to "show a version of its search engine with chatbot characteristics this year" and to introduce more than 20 AI-driven initiatives.

We knew Google executives were concerned about the firm's reputation as late as December, even though the company has made significant investments in AI technology. Though things are swiftly evolving. Google revealed earlier this morning that it will be letting go of more than 12,000 people and emphasizing AI as a key area of concentration.

There is no stated date for the release of Google's AI search prototype, but previous initiatives from theGoogle will focus on "getting facts right, guaranteeing safety, and getting rid of disinformation," according to the chatbot search demo, to solve the problem of AI replying to requests confidently and clearly with inaccurate information. It is also examining methods to expedite review procedures that are meant to examine the technology to determine if it is operating fairly and ethically.

A panel of executives, including Jeff Dean, who oversees its research and AI department, presented the report's new product launches, which include an image generation studio that "creates and edits images," an app for testing product prototypes, and a set of tools that other companies can use to develop AI prototypes directly from a browser window.

When it comes to the introduction of fresh AI products, Google has trod gingerly in recent years. After firing two well-known researchers in the area, Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell, the business found itself at the heart of a discussion over the morality of artificial intelligence. The duo outlined objections to AI language models, pointing to issues including their inclination to exaggerate biases in their training data and portray misleading information as reality.

Even though Google is reputed to have the most sophisticated AI research, it has only tested software that has extremely severe constraints. For instance, the company's AI Test Kitchen app gives users access to text and picture creation tools that are comparable to OpenAI's DALL-E and ChatGPT. Google, meanwhile, severely limits the