ai Generative AI and Sentience Debates Highlight 2022 Enterprise AI Shifts The year 2022 brings massive changes to the AI landscape as generative tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2 gain mainstream traction. Meanwhile, debates over AI sentience at Google and copyright concerns for digital artists shape the ongoing conversation around responsible AI development.
ai Massive 204-Task Benchmark BIG-bench Challenges Large Language Models A collaborative team of 444 researchers introduces BIG-bench, a diverse 204-task benchmark designed to test the true limits of large language models. The project evaluates models ranging from millions to hundreds of billions of parameters to predict their future transformative effects.
google Google Suspends Engineer Who Claims AI Chatbot Has Achieved Sentience A Google software engineer faces suspension after publicly claiming that the company's LaMDA chatbot exhibits signs of self-awareness. Google dismisses the sentience claims as anthropomorphizing of a highly capable language model.
google Google Places Engineer on Leave Over Sentient AI Claims A Google engineer faces administrative leave after publicly asserting that the company's LaMDA chatbot exhibits human-like sentience. Google officials firmly reject these claims, citing a lack of scientific evidence.
google Google Blocks RCS Promotional Messages in India Over Spam Abuse Google disables RCS promotional messaging for businesses in India after numerous firms, including major banks, flood users with unsolicited ads. The tech giant pauses the feature to work with the industry on improving the user experience.
antitrust Senate Races to Pass Tech Antitrust Reform Before Midterm Elections Lawmakers push to pass the American Innovation and Choice Online Act before the August recess, aiming to stop dominant platforms from favoring their own products. Supporters fear the bill dies if Republicans take the House in November.
google Google Colab Bans Deepfake AI Training to Curb Platform Abuse Google updates its Colaboratory terms of service to prohibit the training of deepfake-generating AI systems. The new enforcement relies on a blacklist approach rather than broad keyword filters.
google Google Unveils Imagen AI as Tech Giants Hide Dangers Behind Cute Animals Google Brain introduces Imagen, a new text-to-image AI that outperforms OpenAI's DALL-E 2 in generating photorealistic pictures. However, both companies deliberately showcase only wholesome images of anthropomorphic animals to avoid releasing problematic or harmful content.
google Google Unveils Imagen AI to Generate Images From Text Google introduces Imagen, a new artificial intelligence system that creates detailed images from written descriptions. The new tool reportedly outperforms competing models like DALL-E 2 by utilizing advanced Transformer and diffusion technologies.
google Google I/O 2022 Brings Immersive Maps and Broader Translation Google unveils a stunning 3D Immersive View for Maps and adds 24 new languages to Translate at its virtual I/O 2022 conference.
google Google Unveils LaMDA 2 Language Model and AI Test Kitchen App Google introduces LaMDA 2, an upgraded conversational AI that breaks down complex topics into simple steps. The company also launches AI Test Kitchen, an app that lets users interact with this new language model.
google Google Unveils LaMDA 2 Language Model and AI Test Kitchen App Google introduces LaMDA 2, an upgraded conversational AI that breaks down complex topics, alongside AI Test Kitchen, an interactive app for public demos.
google Google Unveils AR Glasses Prototype with Real-Time Translation Google surprises I/O 2022 attendees by previewing an early augmented reality glasses prototype focused on live language translation. The device aims to display transcripts directly in the user's line of sight to keep them present in the real world.
alphabet Alphabet Misses Q1 Earnings Estimates as YouTube Ad Revenue Slows Alphabet reports weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings and revenue, with YouTube ad revenue falling short due to tough comparisons and rising competition from TikTok. However, Google Cloud continues to show strong growth.
google Google Unveils PaLM, a 540-Billion Parameter Language Model Google Research introduces PaLM, a massive 540-billion-parameter AI language model that outperforms human baselines on key reasoning benchmarks. The system leverages a record-setting TPU cluster to push the boundaries of natural language processing.