Category: Google Inc

IBM Tries to Ease Customers’ Qualms About Using Generative A.I.

The company will assume the legal risk of businesses that use its A.I. systems and will publish the technology’s underlying data.
Top Apple Executive Defends Favoring Google on iPhones

Eddy Cue, a longtime executive at the company, said Apple’s multibillion-dollar deals with Google were driven by quality, not money.
‘Unprecedented’ Secrecy in Google Trial as Tech Giants Push to Limit Disclosures

Efforts to seal testimony have increasingly raised questions as the federal antitrust case enters its third week in court.
The Secret Ingredient of ChatGPT Is Human Advice

Companies like OpenAI hone their bots using hand-tailored examples from well-educated workers. But is this always for the best?
ChatGPT Can Now Respond With Spoken Words

A new version of OpenAI’s popular chatbot behaves a lot like Siri and Alexa. You can talk to it — and have a conversation.
Family of Man Who Drove Off Collapsed Bridge Says Google Maps Sent Him There

Philip Paxson’s family said in a lawsuit that he was following Google Maps directions last year when he drove off a collapsed bridge in Hickory, N.C., plunged into a creek and drowned.
Tech Giants See Chatbots Everywhere, Including in Your Inbox

Google and Amazon have announced a slew of new A.I. offerings this week, and Microsoft is expected to follow suit.
Google’s Bard Just Got More Powerful. It’s Still Erratic.

The chatbot now pulls information from a user’s Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive accounts. The feature leaves a lot to be desired.
Google Says Switching Away From Its Search Engine Is Easy. It’s Not.

Google says a change takes just a few steps, but a panel of designers found otherwise. The issue is at the heart of a federal antitrust trial.
Google Connects A.I. Chatbot Bard to YouTube, Gmail and More Facts

Google hopes that giving its chatbot more capabilities and improving its accuracy will give more users a reason to use it.
A Key Question in Google’s Trial: How Formidable Is Its Data Advantage?

The government states that data is “oxygen for a search engine” and that Google’s anticompetitive behavior has given it a data fortress. Google says innovation explains its success.
A Who’s Who of Silicon Valley Will Convene With Lawmakers on A.I.

Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and others are set to discuss artificial intelligence with lawmakers, in one of the tech industry’s most proactive shows of force in Washington.