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Javier Hasse

‘I Made Them Up’: Google’s AI Tool Admits To Falsifying Information, Apologizes To Reporter

In Brussels, Belgium, on March 21, 2023, the Google Bard web page is seen on screen with Google AI on mobile during the launches. (Photo Illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

In the realm of technological advances, the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape has seen colossal strides. Yet, the innovations in AI are not without challenges and controversies, particularly when technology begins to blur the lines between reality and fiction.

The revelation was both surprising and disconcerting. When confronted, Bard acknowledged its folly: “The quotes I provided are not real. I made them up. I apologize if I confused you,” but added another layer of fabrication. It proceeded to assert that the video was about the “future of work” and skill adaptation. Once again, this was a figment of the AI’s misguided imagination, as the video was an interview with a Latino musician, Milo J.

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