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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, said that Google will also launch its own AI chatbot in the European Union. Earlier this week, during its developer conference, Google presented a list of 180 countries in which ChatGPT Bard’s competitor will be introduced in the near future. However, the EU member states were not on that list. This has led to fears that Europe will have to wait longer for new Google products that use artificial intelligence (AI).
“We will definitely bring Bard to the EU countries,” Pichai stated. According to the CEO, countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Spain are important in introducing new Google products. However, he stressed that when launching new services, “a combination of multiple factors” plays an important role. “With a product like Bard, we naturally want to adapt it well to local conditions and do everything right.”
The introduction of the chatbot is not only about adapting to different languages in countries, but also about regulatory issues. To do this, for example, the so-called machine learning of AI systems, where systems learn independently, must be supplemented with human supervision.
“We want to make sure we’re getting the local mores and social mood right,” Pichai said. These requirements make the work more complex. “Regulations differ in countries around the world. So there is more work to be done and we are determined to get it done.”
With Bard, Google wants to compete with OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT. Two months ago, Bard was initially activated for select users in the United States and Great Britain. Chat bots can answer questions on a wide range of topics and write texts that are indistinguishable from human work.
The European Union wants to be the first to regulate the leading technology of artificial intelligence systems, which promises a lot but also causes great concern. MEPs dealing with the issue said on Thursday that EU rules for artificial intelligence that are already in the making need to be further tightened.
