In other AI news, Elon Musk sued OpenAI, a company he helped create, accusing it of prioritizing profits over its founding agreement to benefit humanity. Microsoft invested in French startup Mistral AI, drawing scrutiny from EU regulators. A test by nonprofit Proof News found that popular chatbots often deliver inaccurate and misleading voting and election information. Lastly, experts warned against relying too heavily on AI, with one stating that the "stupidity" of AI users poses a greater threat than the technology itself.
Key takeaways:
- Google's text-to-image creator in Gemini has been delivering offensive and embarrassing images, leading to a pause in the tool for extensive testing and structural changes.
- Google is paying independent publishers to use the beta version of its gen AI platform to write news stories, with the aim of helping small, local publishers produce high-quality journalism.
- Google's DeepMind subsidiary is developing an AI model called Genie that can create playable, virtual worlds, although it's currently just early-stage research and not intended for public release.
- Elon Musk has sued OpenAI, a company he helped create, accusing it of putting profits ahead of its founding agreement to operate for the benefit of humanity.