Google AI chatbot Bard sends shares plummeting after it gives wrong answer

Image caption: Shares plunged in Google parent Alphabet after AI chatbot Bard made a mistake. Image credit: Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto / Rex / Shutterstock. Article by Dan Milmo. The Guardian – February 8, 2023.

Google’s response to ChatGPT has got off to an embarrassing start after its new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot gave a wrong answer in a promotional video, as investors wiped more than $100bn (£82bn) off the value of the search engine’s parent company, Alphabet. The sell-off on Wednesday came amid investor fears that Microsoft, which is deploying an ChatGPT-powered version of its Bing search engine, will damage Google’s business. Alphabet stock slid by 9% during regular trading in the US but was flat after hours. […]

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