Google chief warns AI could be harmful if deployed wrongly Sundar Pichai calls for global regulatory framework similar to nuclear treaty amid safety concerns The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says A.I. is 'more profound than fire' Google was reportedly in a "panic" after Samsung considered choosing a different search engine as the default on its smartphones. Fortune · Apr 17, 2023
Google Bard: Everything you need to know about Google's AI efforts Where you can access it, how it compares against ChatGPT, and why Bard has garnered so much controversy. Android Central · Apr 15, 2023
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy took nearly a 99.4% pay cut from 2021 to 2022 Jassy had a smaller compensation package than Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2022, as well as peers in Big Tech like Apple's Tim Cook and Microsoft's Satya Nadella. Fortune · Apr 14, 2023
Google's planned AI search integration could kill Bing's momentum Google aims to turn search queries into a back-and-forth conversation with its Bard AI chatbot. Tom’s Guide · Apr 7, 2023
Google is pulling a Microsoft with plans to bake an AI chatbot into Search Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed that a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot is coming to Search. Android Central · Apr 7, 2023
Google's looming AI integration into Search should scare the hell out of Microsoft Google CEO Sundar Pichai says there is a roadmap for integrating Chat AI into the world's most popular search engine TechRadar · Apr 6, 2023
Sundar Pichai needs to be clearer about Google's A.I. search plans The stakes are bigger than the company’s business interests, but Alphabet’s chief executive has been frustratingly vague. Fortune · Apr 6, 2023
I worked on Google’s layoffs during the Great Financial Crisis. Here’s what feels different about Big Tech redundancies in the era of ‘loud firing’ Silicon Valley is becoming more transactional. It’s too early to tell whether this mass experiment in efficiency over emotional intelligence was worth it. Fortune · Apr 6, 2023
Google plans to add Bard AI to its search engine The timeline, though, is murky. Fortune · Apr 6, 2023
Google promises to unleash more of Bard’s potential in the 'next week' More advanced models for Bard are going to be rolling out over the next few days. TechRadar · Apr 1, 2023
Google CEO won’t commit to pausing A.I. development after experts warn about ‘profound risks to society’ Sundar Pichai said A.I. could lead to “disinformation at scale” and humanity's destruction, but poked holes in a proposal to slow its development. Fortune · Mar 31, 2023
Google ‘not truthful,’ tried to ‘subvert’ court process by deleting evidence in monopoly case, judge rules A federal court judge has lambasted Google for deceptive tactics in a high-stakes court case, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta also attacking the technology behemoth for “egregious behavior.” Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023
We asked Google's A.I. chatbot 'Bard' basic SAT questions and it would flunk a real exam Unfortunately for Google, it looks like Bard won't be making it to Harvard just yet. Fortune · Mar 28, 2023
Fortune · Mar 22, 2023 Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the Bard chatbot would make mistakes. It called Google a monopoly and asked for the government to break it up Alphabet's Sundar Pichai warned "things would go wrong" with Bard when it opened to the public. The chatbot then opposed Google in an antitrust lawsuit.
TechRadar · Mar 20, 2023 Google apparently holds out on paying maternity, medical bills to laid-off employees Google is failing to pay out for leave authorized before it announced layoffs, despite Amazon doing exactly that.
Android Central · Mar 17, 2023 Google I/O 2023: What to expect from this year's big event Google's annual I/O developer conference takes place in May, where the company is expected to talk about upcoming devices, updates, and advancements in AI.
Fortune · Mar 10, 2023 PayPal mafia veteran Keith Rabois thinks Google hired engineers to do 'fake work' The PayPal Mafia veteran claimed new hires were given "fake work", adding that mass layoffs seen in the sector are overdue.
Fortune · Mar 7, 2023 Google middle managers hoping for a big promotion better think again CEO Sundar Pichai is cutting back on large pay rises, as investors demand management take more forceful action to reduce its bloated cost base.
Fortune · Mar 7, 2023 Google boss Sundar Pichai says staff are bemoaning office ghost towns—‘not a nice experience’ The search engine giant is facing what is likely its greatest competitive threat since it was founded in 1998, forcing Pichai to make tough choices on costs.
Fortune · Mar 4, 2023 Google’s head of ChatGPT rival Bard reassures employees it’s ‘a collaborative A.I. service’ and ‘not search’ Employees peppered Google execs with uncomfortable questions about search and A.I. chatbots at an all-hands meeting on Thursday.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2023 Google executives summoned by Canada MPs after blocking news content over ‘link tax’ Sundar Pichai among those called to testify amid row over proposed legislation that would force it and Facebook to pay for news articles that it republishes
Fortune · Feb 14, 2023 Tech's two obsessions: Layoffs and ChatGPT A.I. is no longer deemed experimental at Big Tech companies.
Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023 Google loses £100BILLION as AI chatbot Bard answers question wrong The new Bard feature was shown to make an embarrassing error' after Google boss Sundar Pichai said it would answer questions more intelligently, causing share prices to tumble
Fortune · Feb 8, 2023 Google shares tank after ChatGPT rival Bard’s mistake It looks like Google’s new chatbot to challenge ChatGPT and OpenAI still needs a lot of work.