Posted 9/18/2023, 7:00:22 AM

Google Bard AI Dodges Questions About Putin When Asked in Russian

Google Bard AI often refuses to answer questions about Putin when asked in Russian. It is more likely to respond when asked in English.
Russian president Vladimir Putin seems to be off limits for Google Bard.
Google Bard is more likely to produce false information when queried in Russian and Ukrainian compared to other AI chatbots.
This raises questions about how chatbots like Bard are trained and the risks of using them instead of search engines.
Researchers investigated the influence of Russian censorship on new AI chatbots like Bard.

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