Incident #467·Misinformation

Google's Bard Shared Factually Inaccurate Info in Promo Video

February 7, 202314 reportsView on AIID

Description

Google's conversational AI "Bard" was shown in the company's promotional video providing false information about which satellite first took pictures of a planet outside the Earth's solar system, reportedly causing shares to temporarily plummet.

Actors

Alleged Deployers

google

Alleged Developers

google

Harmed Parties

google
google-shareholders

Classification

Risk Domain

Misinformation

Risk Subdomain

3.1. False or misleading information

MIT Risk Profile

AIUnintentionalPre-deployment

Source

Databaseaiid

LicenseCC BY-SA 4.0

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Google’s Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say

bloomberg.com· Apr 2023

Alphabet shares dive after Google AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad

reuters.com