After the Bard fiasco, Google redoubled its efforts to prevent its AIs from failing in the same way that Microsoft’s did. Johanna Voolich Wright, VP of Product at Google Workspace, stated on Tuesday that “AI is no replacement for the ingenuity, creativity, and smarts of real people.” To that end, the firm is designing its products within the confines of its AI Principles, which are as legally binding as the company’s previous “Don’t be evil” credo. “Sometimes the AI gets things wrong, sometimes it delights you with something offbeat, and oftentimes it requires guidance.” By the end of the month, English-speaking customers in the US should have access to the new AI-enabled Workspace package, and additional languages and regions should follow shortly after.
