Google begins wide roll-out of ads in AI overview search results

Google begins wide roll-out of ads in AI overview search results

Alphabet’s Google is beginning a wide roll-out of ads that will be displayed within and alongside the AI-generated summaries that appear at the top of some search results – a move meant to show investors that costly artificial intelligence projects can generate revenue. Some investors have worried that generative AI, the tech that underpins Google’s … Read more

Google research shows the fast rise of AI-generated misinformation

Google research shows the fast rise of AI-generated misinformation

From fake images of war to celebrity hoaxes, artificial intelligence technology has spawned new forms of reality-warping misinformation online. New analysis co-authored by Google researchers shows just how quickly the problem has grown. The research, co-authored by researchers from Google, Duke University and several fact-checking and media organizations, was published in a preprint last week. The … Read more

As AI becomes more human-like, experts warn users must think more critically about its responses

As AI becomes more human-like, experts warn users must think more critically about its responses

Tech giant Google has announced upgrades to its artificial intelligence technologies, just a day after rival OpenAI announced similar changes to its offerings, with both companies trying to dominate the quickly emerging market where human beings can ask questions of computer systems — and get answers in the style of a human response. It’s part of … Read more