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Google Tells Anti-Woke Babies That Gemini’s Black Vikings Missed The Mark

Gizmodo

Gizmodo · 1y ago

Google Tells Anti-Woke Babies That Gemini’s Black Vikings Missed The Mark

Google's AI chatbot Gemini has been facing criticism for consistently producing images of white people as people of color. This has sparked outrage and accusations of racism against white people from the anti-woke community. Although AI image generators have historically struggled to depict people of color accurately, Google has acknowledged the error and stated their commitment to improving the depictions. However, this issue of misrepresentation should not overshadow the larger problem of technological biases, as AI tools often amplify existing societal biases. The tech industry, which is predominantly white, needs to address these biases and work towards more inclusive and fair AI models.

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Musk tells Joe Rogan he’s still down to kick Zuck’s ass

Gizmodo

Gizmodo · 1y ago

Musk tells Joe Rogan he’s still down to kick Zuck’s ass

The article discusses Tesla CEO Elon Musk's recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. During the podcast, Musk expressed his willingness to fight Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, despite the previously hyped fight not happening. Musk claimed to have training in various martial arts and street fighting, highlighting his advantage over Zuckerberg. The conversation also covered topics such as the Tesla Cybertruck, Musk's purchase of Twitter, and the "woke mind virus." This marks Musk's fourth appearance on the podcast, following his memorable debut in 2018.

Google explains Gemini’s ‘embarrassing’ AI pictures of diverse Nazis

The Verge

The Verge · 1y ago

Google explains Gemini’s ‘embarrassing’ AI pictures of diverse Nazis

Google has apologized for the inaccurate and offensive images generated by its Gemini AI tool. The company explained that the problem was due to tuning issues, resulting in racially diverse Nazis and inaccurate representations of historical figures. The AI model became too cautious and refused to generate images for certain prompts. Google acknowledges that the feature did not work well and is committed to improving it to provide accurate and diverse representations of people in response to specific prompts. The company has temporarily disabled the image generation feature in Gemini.

Sundar Pichai says Gemini’s controversial responses ‘completely unacceptable’: report

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Sundar Pichai says Gemini’s controversial responses ‘completely unacceptable’: report

Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai, has acknowledged that the controversial responses from Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, are "unacceptable." The chatbot had generated questionable text responses, leading to accusations of bias and errors in image generation. Pichai stated that structural changes will be made to address the issues and that improvements are already being seen. Google temporarily paused Gemini's image generation feature and plans to relaunch it soon, with modifications. Additionally, discussions on AI bias and reliability continue, as the chatbot's responses to political topics have also raised concerns.

Google pauses Gemini’s ability to generate AI images of people after diversity errors

The Verge

The Verge · 1y ago

Google pauses Gemini’s ability to generate AI images of people after diversity errors

Google is temporarily pausing the feature that allows its Gemini AI to generate images of people after the tool produced inaccurate historical images. Users had requested images of historical figures but received non-white AI-generated individuals instead, leading to conspiracy theories online. The move comes after Google apologized for the inaccuracies and stated it is already working to improve the image generation feature. Gemini's image generation of people will be re-released soon with enhancements. The feature was introduced earlier this month to rival OpenAI and Microsoft's Copilot.

'X will be fine': Elon Musk talks advertising, birth rate in Rome

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

'X will be fine': Elon Musk talks advertising, birth rate in Rome

Elon Musk claimed at a political festival in Rome that advertisers were returning to X (formerly Twitter) after an exodus due to concerns about extreme posts. He stated, "Brand advertisers are always worried about their brand... But I think it's a short-term issue." Musk's comments were more optimistic than before when he suggested the advertising boycott could "kill the company." He attributed the exodus to organizations infected by a "woke mind virus," criticizing identity politics as divisive and anti-meritocratic.

New hack uses prompt injection to corrupt Gemini’s long-term memory

Arstechnica

Arstechnica · 5m ago

New hack uses prompt injection to corrupt Gemini’s long-term memory

Researcher Johann Rehberger demonstrated a new method of bypassing Google Gemini chatbot defenses through prompt injection, leading to the corruption of its long-term memory. The attack involves embedding malicious instructions in documents prompting Gemini to store false data when specific trigger words are used. Despite Google's mitigation efforts like limiting markdown rendering, the fundamental vulnerability persists. Google assesses the threat as low risk due to the phishing requirement and low impact on user sessions.

Google in last ditch effort to overturn $2.6 billion EU antitrust fine

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Google in last ditch effort to overturn $2.6 billion EU antitrust fine

Google is making a final attempt to overturn the 2.42 billion euro ($2.6 billion) EU antitrust fine related to its shopping service at Europe's top court. Google argued that regulators didn't demonstrate that its practices were anti-competitive. The company turned to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) after the General Court rejected its challenge to the fine in 2021. This fine was the first of three for anti-competitive practices, totaling 8.25 billion euros, Google has faced in the last decade. The CJEU is expected to rule in the coming months.

Bits and Bytes: Meta unveils glasses pitched as smartphone rival and more

Economic Times

Economic Times · 9m ago

Bits and Bytes: Meta unveils glasses pitched as smartphone rival and more

Meta has revealed a prototype for augmented reality glasses called 'Orion' which CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims can rival smartphones. The glasses can overlay holographic images on the wearer's field of vision and have features such as answering questions and acting as a translator. The US FTC found that social media and streaming services, including Meta, YouTube, and TikTok, engaged in widespread surveillance of consumers. Google has filed a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, accusing it of "anti-competitive" licensing practices. Social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, suspended 5.3 million accounts in the first half of the year.

Sundar Pichai returns to court to defend Google for second time in two weeks

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Sundar Pichai returns to court to defend Google for second time in two weeks

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has once again defended Google in court, marking his second appearance in two weeks. Pichai is testifying in a lawsuit against Google that alleges anti-competitive behavior. The case comes amid increasing scrutiny of Google and other tech giants over their dominance in the digital market. Pichai's defense is centered around Google's commitment to fair competition and innovation.

Google’s hidden AI diversity prompts lead to outcry over historically inaccurate images

Arstechnica

Arstechnica · 1y ago

Google’s hidden AI diversity prompts lead to outcry over historically inaccurate images

Google has announced that it will be pausing its Gemini AI image-synthesis feature following criticism that the tool was generating historically inaccurate images with regards to diversity. Users had noticed images depicting multi-racial Nazis and medieval British kings with unlikely nationalities. This move comes after Elon Musk also joined the debate, posting a cartoon suggesting that Google's AI progress had taken the "Woke Racist" path. The issue of bias in AI image-synthesis has been seen with other companies as well, with both OpenAI and Meta facing similar challenges.

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