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Google's AI chatbot Bard had an inaccurate response in public demo (CNN)

Bard's blunder highlights the challenge for Google as it races to integrate the same AI technology that underpins Microsoft-backed ChatGPT into its core search ...

[tech giant detailed plans](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/tech/google-search-event) to use AI technology to radically change how people search for information online. “We’ll combine external feedback with our own internal testing to make sure Bard’s responses meet a high bar for quality, safety and groundedness in real-world information.” (Microsoft is investing billions in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.) Experts have long warned that these tools have the potential to spread inaccurate information. Bard’s blunder highlights the challenge for Google as it races to integrate the same AI technology that underpins Microsoft-backed ChatGPT into its core search engine. [unveiled Bard earlier this week](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/tech/google-bard-chatgpt-rival) as part of an apparent bid to compete with the viral success of ChatGPT, which has been used to generate essays, song lyrics and responses to questions that one might previously have searched for on Google.

Google's stock dips on demonstration of its AI chatbot, Bard (Morningstar.com)

By Jon Swartz. Bard is Google's answer to Microsoft's ChatGPT. Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc. dropped more than 8% Wednesday following the official ...

as [the] AI arms race takes place among Big Tech." held its own event to demonstrate new AI technologies in its competing search engine, Bing. Bard is Google's answer to Microsoft's (MSFT) ChatGPT, which got a major event on Tuesday.

Google shares drop $100 billion after its new AI chatbot makes a ... (NPR)

Google's Bard, an answer to Microsoft's ChatGPT, delivered a factual error in a search demo that the company shared widely. That sent Alphabet's market ...

The company has invested $10 billion into OpenAI, the start-up that created ChatGPT. [ increased plagiarism](https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151499213/chatgpt-ai-education-cheating-classroom-wharton-school) and the spread of misinformation. By Wednesday, Alphabet shares had slid as much as 9% during trading hours, balancing out by the day's close. But the James Webb Telescope didn't discover exoplanets. An accompanying GIF prompts Bard with the question, "What new discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope can I tell my 9 year old about?" [before Google's senior executives touted Bard as the future of the company](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/08/google-bard-heres-more-of-what-the-chatgpt-competitor-can-do.html) at a launch event in Paris.

Alphabet stock dive on Bard snafu was overblown and don't dismiss ... (Markets Insider)

The Alphabet stock sell-off is overblown as the company is a serious AI player, Deepwater Asset Management's Gene Munster said. Shares fell Wednesday after ...

It was an overreaction because, when we think about AI, this is a multidecade endeavor," Munster told CNBC Thursday. "I think it was an overreaction. "Google is not to be counted out when it comes to this AI race," he said. - "Google is not to be counted out when it comes to this AI race," Munster told CNBC. "To make a decision that Google has been behind the curve based on a demo, I think, is a little bit premature." [incorrect information](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/google-alphabet-stock-ai-bard-chatgpt-report-ad-inaccurate-answer-2023-2?utm_medium=ingest&utm_source=markets) in a [promo](https://twitter.com/Google/status/1622710355775393793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1622710355775393793%7Ctwgr%5Eeacb23118f5f35cd9d80ed0f45b76889f9723549%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Ftechnology%2Fgoogle-ai-chatbot-bard-offers-inaccurate-information-company-ad-2023-02-08%2F) meant to highlight the technology.

Why Alphabet Stock Is Falling Again Today (Motley Fool)

The company's new Bard AI technology failed to impress investors. The AI wars are just getting started between Microsoft and Alphabet.

Microsoft said it will be rolling out its new Bing and Edge products to millions of users soon and has made both of them available to the public as a preview right now. First, it showed that the company still has some work to do to get its AI right. NASA says the first images of exoplanets were captured by a telescope used by the European Southern Observatory back in 2004.

Bard AI Vs. Microsoft's ChatGPT – Is Google's Stock A Sell? (TheStreet)

Alphabet's Google search may be disrupted by new chatbots powered by artificial intelligence.

Google's stock plummets after AI bot Bard fumbles at showcase (Marketing Interactive)

At the event, Google fumbled when its chatbot came up with inaccurate information in a promotional video. The blunder resulted in Alphabet Inc losing US$100 ...

Additionally, Google has a number of advantages including the integration and ecosystem it has created within its services. The system is powered by Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA) and is a conversational AI service that seeks to combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence and creativity of our large language model, according to a statement by Google and Alphabet’s CEO, Sundar Pichai on its website. It reportedly draws on information from the web to provide fresh, high-quality responses, which is similar to ChatGPT which has the ability to produce well-researched content in seconds. Bing on the other hand has a market share of about 25.7%, putting it at quite a disadvantage to Google currently. This happened just one day after its competitor, Microsoft held its own event to show off its new artificial intelligence (AI) features in its search engine, Bing. The blunder resulted in Alphabet Inc losing US$100 billion in market value and seeing its stocks slide.