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Google To Relaunch AI Image Generation Tool Amid Accuracy Concerns

Google plans to relaunch its AI image generation tool within weeks after pausing it last week because some historical depictions were inaccurate, according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. The pause follows earlier criticism of the Bard/Gemini chatbot over inaccurate space images, an incident that helped push Google shares down by as much as 9%.

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  • We have taken the feature offline while we fix that. We are hoping to have that back online very shortly in the next couple of weeks, few weeks

    Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind CEO Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • We are in the early stages of generative AI development, but if the glitches or inaccuracies persist, that’s when people start to worry

    Bob O’Donnell, chief analyst at TECHnalysis Research Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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  • as much as 9% Drop in Google's share price Maldives Republic This incident led to a drop in Google’s shares by as much as 9%.

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  • Google paused its AI image generation feature due to inaccuracies in some historical depictions last week Maldives Republic Google plans to relaunch its AI image generation tool in the coming weeks after pausing it last week due to inaccuracies in some historical depictions

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  • Demis Hassabis spoke about the offline feature during a panel at the Mobile World Congress the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Maldives Republic “We have taken the feature offline while we fix that. We are hoping to have that back online very shortly in the next couple of weeks, few weeks,” stated Hassabis during a panel at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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