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Fortune
Prarthana Prakash

Google U.K. boss says you can't trust its chatbot Bard for accurate info

A picture of a smaller smartphone screen saying "Bard" against a bigger screen saying "Google" (Credit: Omar Marques—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)

Google's new 'Bard' chatbot, introduced in response to the A.I. frenzy sparked by OpenAI's ChatGPT, boasts impressive capabilities including answering questions in seconds and providing audio responses. However, a top Google U.K. executive cautions that Bard can struggle with providing trustworthy information.

“We know people count on Google for accurate information and we're encouraging people to actually use Google as the search engine" when it comes to cross-checking Bard's answers, Debbie Weinstein, managing director of Google U.K., said in an interview with BBC aired Friday.

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