Until recently, most people were not aware of the term ‘generative AI’. But everything changed when OpenAI launched its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT in November 2022. This AI chatbot could write essays, compose poems, answer questions in a human-like way and many more things. Following this, Google presented its ChatGPT rival, Bard in February this year. Additionally, Microsoft introduced Bing- its AI-powered search engine and chatbot. What many people don’t know is that Google was in the process of developing Bard since 2021.
Blake Lemoine was part of the AI team at Google until last year. He has revealed in an interview with Futurism, that Bard was being developed in mid 2021, which could have been released around the same time as ChatGPT. But due to security concerns raised by Blake, the project was put on hold. Furthermore, Google is having advanced tech that is still in the development stage and has not been released yet.
In the last few months, reports have surfaced that Google was rushed into launching Bard due to the increased popularity of ChatGPT. Moreover, according to Blake, OpenAI had nothing to do with the trajectory of Google, but rather it just happened to be something released by OpenAI.
Last year, Blake was suspended and then eventually fired from Google for claiming that an AI chatbot developed by Google had become sentient. He said that the AI chatbot “thought and responded like a human being”. After this, Google concluded that Blake had breached their confidentiality policy, following which he was fired.
Google leads the world in modern technologies and advancements in the field of AI. Their innovations have revolutionized the world and have revolutionized the way we live our lives. Today, its products and services are used by millions of people across the globe and have made life simpler, easier and more streamlined. Google has set the bar when it comes to technological advancements, and has consistently demonstrated that they are an undisputed leader in their domain. Blake Lemoine’s discovery has further proved this fact. His statements concerning the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Google have been verified and the company’s decision of suspending and firing him stands.
