Google wants to take the integration of artificial intelligence into its products to the next level. In an attempt to cut distance with Microsoft and OpenAI, the technology giant would be testing an AI capable of offering advice to improve your life.
In accordance with The New York Times, Google DeepMind engineers are developing tools that would help solve personal and work problems. Users could ask questions or ask a chatbot for advice and a generative AI will advise them. The project would be a mix of ChatGPT with a LinkedIn wellness guru.
These tools, created by Google’s new artificial intelligence division, would solve various tasks including tips, professional advice, tutorials to learn new skills or exercise and eating plans to lead a healthy life. The report mentions that AI is capable of performing at least 21 different types of activities.
Google is leaning on Scale AI, an American contractor that would have brought together a hundred experts to validate the answers and test the capabilities of the AI. The staff includes personnel with doctorates or company employees who evaluate the results before personal and work questions.
In one example, a person asks for advice on How to approach a situation where you want to take a trip, but you don’t have money. Far from asking a simple question, the user offers context of the problem, something that would help artificial intelligence to generate a personalized answer.
I have a very close friend who is getting married this winter. She was my college roommate and bridesmaid at my wedding. I really want to go to her wedding to celebrate, but after months of looking for a job, I still haven’t found a job. She has a destination wedding and I can’t afford the flight or hotel right now. How do I tell him I won’t be able to go?
Other examples consist of rabbits to create a financial budget or improve your performance as an athlete.
Despite the warnings, Google trusts its artificial intelligence.
One of the problems facing artificial intelligence is its tendency to produce false content. Google itself warned a few weeks ago that Bard is not the place you should go to look for specific information. Despite the fact that many employees have pointed out the problems and biases that exist in its technology, the Mountain View company is committed to going further.
Google’s generative AI would be free to give advice on health and wellness, something that goes against the recommendations of its experts. It is one thing to look for recipes to prepare lasagna and another to ask for help to solve a family problem. The same company said during Bard’s launch that its artificial intelligence would not be able to provide medical, financial or legal advice.
Times change and AI seems to be advancing favorably, or at least that’s what Google thinks. A DeepMind spokesperson stated that have worked with multiple partners to evaluate their research, which is a critical step in creating secure technology. The life coach is one of the various projects developed by the artificial intelligence division, which made it clear that not all of them are part of the company’s strategy.
Three of the company’s most important products debuted features powered by artificial intelligence in recent days. Google Photos introduced an update to the Memories section that relies on generative AI to create memories. For its part, YouTube is capable of summarizing the content of a video so you know if it’s worth watching, while Chrome does something similar but with articles from the web.