Everything Google Announced About AI, Bard, and PaLM 2 at I/O 2023
Before Google’s latest I/O event could even begin, the tech giant was already trying to stake a claim for its new AI. As music artist Dan Deacon played trippy, chip…
We Need a Consumer-First Approach to A.I.
A.I. marketing is at a fever pitch, promising that this new wave of generative AI tools, powered by large language models, can help us do everything from navigating legal contracts…
Call Me ‘DeepBrain’: Google Smushes DeepMind and Brain AI Teams Together
Talk about a meeting of the minds. In another bid to add some NOx to its sputtering AI development, Google announced late Thursday that it plans to combine its two…
Google Stock Drops as Samsung Considers Switching Its Devices to Bing
Image: David Paul Morris (Getty Images) Bing could be taking over as the default search engine on Samsung devices thanks to its integration of ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence features. The shift would…
Kasparov vs. Deep Blue: the Chess Match That Changed Our Minds About AI
In May of 1997, Garry Kasparov sat down at a chess board in a Manhattan skyscraper. Kasparov, considered the best chess player of all time, wasn’t challenging another grandmaster. He…
Google CEO Says an AI Chatbot Is Coming to Search…Eventually
Pichai said that the company is working on several different AI-based search products that could help Google move away from the link-based search that it popularized.Image: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)…
Googlers Will Enjoy Fewer Free Snacks and Workout Classes Under Fresh Cuts
Google’s laissez-faire attitude to companywide perks is coming to an end as it looks to reallocate funds and create cost-cutting measures. Google laid off thousands of employees amid recession fears,…
Google Officially Releases Bard, Its ChatGPT Rival
After an initial announcement in February, Google has officially opened limited beta access to its AI chatbot, “Bard,” which it describes as a companion to its primary service, search. Google…
‘Don’t Be Evil’: Google Employees Petition CEO Sundar Pichai Over Job Cuts
1,367 employees have signed the letter, which calls for priority in rehiring severed Google employees and waiting until employees on leave return to the office before terminating them.Image: Sean Gallup…