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☆ Google has another 'woke' AI problem with Gemini — and it's going to be hard to fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewGoogle spent much of last week getting hammered for supposedly creating a "woke" AI chatbot and eventually apologized for "missing the mark." AdvertisementBut it's also going to be a problem for Google because it has already said it is trying to influence the way its AI produces results. And that's going to be red meat for anyone who wants to argue that Google — or any other Big Tech company — is "too woke." Last week, after getting similar criticism about the way Gemini handled race when it came to AI-generated images, Google "paused" Gemini's ability to create images. Pulling Gemini altogether would be a considerable black eye for the company, and one I think it will be incredibly reluctant to do.

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☆ White House announces new federal investments in Regional Innovation Engines
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

4346, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. The Biden administration announced over $150 million in geographically targeted federal investments Monday, part of the National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines program. 10 regional innovation engines will receive funds, and are eligible to receive upwards of $2 billion as part of the program, authorized under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. Monday's awardees include a semiconductor innovation engine in Central Florida, an energy transition engine in Louisiana and an advanced agriculture technology engine in North Dakota. This includes more $150 million in federal investment, or $15 million per hub, and another $350 million in matched contributions from non-federal partners.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Arati Prabhakar, Prabhakar Organizations: White, National Science, NSF, Office of Science, Technology, Commerce Department, The U.S Locations: Washington ,, Central Florida, Louisiana, North Dakota, America

☆ Google is replacing the exec who oversees its $220 billion ad business amid big privacy and AI changes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dischler has spent 15 years at Google, and was most recently leading all of Google's ad business. He is credited with steering Google through privacy changes and for overseeing new uses of technology like machine learning and artificial intelligence for its advertising business. Dischler helped spearhead Google's advertising efforts around Google's Chrome web browser phasing out third-party cookies. "Our ads business helps millions of businesses thrive and we're grateful to Jerry for his many accomplishments in this area." Before joining Google, Srinivasan worked at Amazon and IBM.

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The National Climate Assessment, which comes out every four to five years, was released Tuesday with details that bring climate change's impacts down to a local level. Compared to earlier national assessments, this year’s uses far stronger language and “unequivocally” blames the burning of coal, oil and gas for climate change. In the Midwest, both extreme drought and flooding threaten crops and animal production, which can affect the global food supply. “Climate change is finally moving from an abstract future issue to a present, concrete, relevant issue. Five years ago, when the last assessment was issued, fewer people were experiencing climate change firsthand.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday announced a strategy to potentially expand the availability of radio spectrum needed for cellphones, satellites, navigation, space travel and other emerging technologies. The increasingly digitized and mobile economy has put pressure on the available range of frequencies used for wireless communication. “We all understand the spectrum is crowded, demand is growing fast,” said Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The National Telecommunications Information Administration will perform a two-year study on how to possibly repurpose 2,786 megahertz of spectrum, which could be used for wireless broadband, drones, and satellites. There will also be coordination among government agencies, encouragement of innovation in the sector and workforce development as part of the strategy.

Persons: ”, Arati Prabhakar Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Office of Science, Technology, Federal Communications Commission, National Telecommunications Information Administration

☆ This throwaway line in a Stephen Colbert interview should make Google nervous
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"Grandpa Google" is being threatened by TikTok, according to late night's new host. Nearly 40% of Gen Z preferred TikTok over Google in 2022. "TikTok is Google for children," she explained to the audience and 59-year-old Colbert. Nearly 40% of Gen Z prefers using TikTok and Instagram to search over Google, according to Google's internal 2022 data. It looks like money may not be enough to buy Gen Z.

Persons: Google, Gen Z, Taylor Tomlinson, —, Stephen Colbert, Colbert, Z, Prabhakar Raghavan, It's, Raghavan Organizations: Google, Service, CBS

We are actually going to be looking at this in the very early days of generative AI. casey newtonYeah, this feels like one of the big questions in AI right now. rebecca tushnetSo I see why you say that’s strange, but in fact, it’s exactly how you would make a general-purpose tool. But now, finally, along come these new technologies to take them down a peg, and they’re actually going to have to work for a living. So maybe they’re slapping, like, AI sort of things around the stories that they’re aggregating.

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☆ Google paid $26 bln to be default search engine in 2021 - Bloomberg News
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. The amount of payments Google made for the default status has more than tripled since 2014, according to senior executive Prabhakar Raghavan who is responsible for both search and advertising, the report added. Google's revenue from search advertising came in at $146.4 billion in 2021, while the payments for the default setting were its biggest cost, Raghavan was mentioned as saying in the Bloomberg report. The company has argued the revenue share agreements are legal and that it has invested to keep its search and advertising businesses competitive. Google had objected to revealing the numbers, saying they would harm the company's ability to negotiate contracts in the future.

Persons: Paresh Dave, Prabhakar Raghavan, Raghavan, Judge Amit Mehta, Jaspreet Singh, Shailesh Organizations: REUTERS, Google, Justice, Bloomberg, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Mountain View , California, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ 'Grandpa Google': Search head testifies that young users see it as out of style
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As Google fights claims that it violated antitrust law to maintain its online search dominance, the company's search lead testified Thursday that young users mock Google as old-fashioned. Prabhakar Raghavan, a Google senior vice president responsible for for products including search, ads and commerce, said that some young users have referred to the search engine as "Grandpa Google." Raghavan testified that Yahoo's search dominance at one point seemed insurmountable. For example, Google has conducted research that's led to features that let it directly answer users' questions, understand voice queries and lens queries, where users search via a photo they take. "We don't see users carrying through these journeys entirely on Google," Raghavan testified.

Persons: Prabhakar Raghavan, Google, It's, Raghavan, Bing, that's Organizations: Google Inc, Google, Department of Justice, Yahoo, CNBC, YouTube Locations: San Francisco , California

☆ 'Grandpa Google' is in danger of becoming irrelevant to younger generations, company exec testifies at antitrust trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google leaders fear the search engine could become irrelevant to youth, a company exec testified. Senior VP Prabhakar Raghavan said Google is beset by rivals and youth call it "Grandpa Google." The company is defending itself in a landmark antitrust case brought by the US government. And it cited evidence that consumers switch their search engine to Google the majority of the time in cases where another search engine is offered as the default choice. One option would be to prohibit Google from paying companies to make Google a default search engine.

Persons: Prabhakar Raghavan, Google, —, Google's, Raghavan, Grandpa Google, Bing, Trump, Judge Amit Mehta Organizations: Google, Service, Fortune, Yahoo, The, Apple, Microsoft, Justice Department Locations: U.S, Alexandria , Virginia

Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's senior vice president for knowledge and information products, testified for the tech giant as it defends itself in the biggest antitrust trial in the last 25 years. The government has accused the company of illegally thwarting competitors from making inroads against its ubiquitous search engine. Google says its search engine is dominant because it has a better product than its competitors. And it cited evidence that consumers switch their search engine to Google the majority of the time in cases where another search engine is offered as the default choice. One option would be to prohibit Google from paying companies to make Google a default search engine.

Persons: Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's, Raghavan, Google, Grandpa Google, ” Raghavan, ”, Bing, Trump, Judge Amit Mehta Organizations: WASHINGTON, Google, Fortune, Yahoo, The, Apple, Microsoft, Justice Department Locations: U.S, Alexandria , Virginia

☆ Google Search Boss Says Company Invests to Avoid Becoming ‘Roadkill’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Nico Grant | More About Nico Grant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Justice Department has spent weeks arguing in a federal antitrust trial that Google has built an impenetrable barrier around its search business with strong-arm tactics and multibillion-dollar deals. But a Google executive said on Thursday that he didn’t see it that way. Google presented a starkly different picture of how it has built and maintained the internet’s most dominant business as it began its defense in the landmark trial. The key, said Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s senior vice president overseeing search and other products, has been constant investment and innovation. Dr. Raghavan described Google’s path from its once-unimaginable rise over his former employer Yahoo to fears that its business could be disrupted by formidable competitors.

Persons: Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s, Raghavan Organizations: Google, Yahoo

REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Google executive Prabhakar Raghavan on Thursday detailed challenges the search and advertising giant faces from smaller rivals, describing efforts to avoid becoming "the next road kill." "I feel a keen sense not to become the next road kill," said Raghavan, a senior vice president at Google who reports to chief executive Sundar Pichai. Raghavan said Google had some 8,000 engineers and product managers working on search, with about 1,000 involved in search quality. Asked about the expression "Grandpa Google," Raghavan said "unfortunately, yes" he had heard it. "Grandpa Google will help with things like homework but when it comes to interesting things, they go elsewhere," he said.

Persons: Eric Gaillard, Prabhakar Raghavan, Raghavan, Alphabet's, TikTok, Sundar Pichai, Microsoft's Bing, Google, Grandpa, Diane Bartz, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Justice Department, Yahoo, Google, Grandpa Google, Thomson Locations: Expedia.com, Instagram

Lhonak Lake in Sikkim state overflowed on Wednesday, causing major flooding that authorities said had impacted the lives of 22,000 people. The latest flooding was exacerbated by water released from state-run NHPC's Teesta V dam, local officials said. As of Thursday evening, 98 people were missing, 17 of whom were army personnel, state chief secretary V.B. "Due to bad weather conditions we cannot have air service towards the northern part of the state," Rai told Reuters. [1/4]An area affected by the flood is seen in this undated handout image released on October 4, 2023, in Sikkim, India.

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☆ Google's old guard shifts roles as the company searches for itself
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA string of Google executives have changed their roles in the span of several months, in a shift that has sidelined many of company's remaining old guard. The changes encompass high-profile executives such as CFO Ruth Porat, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and employee No. Some say they have left their roles for a new challenge and others have left to seek opportunities in AI. While she'll still be in an advisory role at Google, she said, she wanted to "start a new chapter." Google's AI head, Jeff Dean, who's been at Google since 1999, became a chief scientist as part of the change.

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☆ CFPB to crack down on data brokers, Chopra says at White House event
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday held a roundtable examining potential harmful data broker practices as part of an overall strategy to protect Americans' privacy. The CFPB's new rule proposals will build upon the FCRA to hold data brokers that sell highly sensitive information more accountable. One proposal, said Chopra, will define a data broker dealing in certain types of consumer data as a consumer reporting agency and the brokers' sale of data as a consumer report. Another will clarify whether credit header data, the portion of a credit report that contains identifying information, can be considered a covered consumer report. "We applaud the steps the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau is taking to stop data brokers from unlawfully collecting and selling millions of Americans' sensitive data," she said.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Chopra, There's, Arati Prabhakar, Lael Brainard, Lina Khan, Brian Boynton, Khan, Brainard Organizations: Consumer, Fair, White, Office of Science, Technology, National Economic Council, Federal Trade, Justice Department's Civil, FTC, Protection

☆ Hackers take on ChatGPT in Vegas, with support from the White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Las Vegas, Nevada CNN —Thousands of hackers will descend on Las Vegas this weekend for a competition taking aim at popular artificial intelligence chat apps, including ChatGPT. The hackers are working with the support and encouragement of the technology companies behind the most advanced generative AI models, including OpenAI, Google, and Meta, and even have the backing of the White House. “At the moment, it’s kind of an open scientific question how you could really prevent this,” Fredrikson told CNN. Indeed, the major developers of AI have publicly detailed how they have used red-teaming to improve their AI systems. Arati Prabhakar, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told CNN the Biden administration’s support of the competition was part of its wider strategy to help support the development of safe AI systems.

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☆ US senators to get classified White House AI briefing Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The White House will brief senators Tuesday on artificial intelligence in a classified setting as lawmakers consider adopting legislative safeguards on the fast-moving technology. ET briefing, organized by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and other senators, will be the first-ever classified Senate briefing on AI and will take place in a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) at the U.S. Capitol. The briefers will include Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence; Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy director Arati Prabhakar and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Director Trey Whitworth. Congress is narrowly divided and has not reached any consensus on AI legislation. In April, the CEOs of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, its backer Microsoft (MSFT.O), and Alphabet (GOOGL.O) met with Biden and other officials to discuss AI.

Persons: Elizabeth Frantz, Chuck Schumer, Avril Haines, Kathleen Hicks, Arati Prabhakar, Trey Whitworth, Schumer, Biden, David Shepardson, Chris Reese Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Senate Democratic, U.S . Capitol, National Intelligence, White, Office of Science, Technology, National Geospatial Intelligence, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S

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☆ Google execs admit users are 'not quite happy' with search experience after Reddit blackouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Google users have long been able to append their search queries with the term "Reddit" to find helpful resources on specific topics. When thousands of Reddit forums went dark earlier this month, that tactic lost its effectiveness. "Many of you may wonder how we have a search team that's iterating and building all this new stuff and yet somehow, users are still not quite happy," Raghavan said. "What can we do to improve the user experience on the core product that made Google a household name?" At its annual developer conference in May, the company said it was experimenting with an effort called Search Generative Experience, which still isn't available to the public, showing more in-depth results powered by generative AI.

Persons: Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's, Raghavan, that's, Bard Organizations: Google, YouTube, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ More than 250 business leaders back Julie Su for Labor secretary as nomination hangs in the balance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during her confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of the Labor Department in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. More than 250 business leaders are urging the Senate to confirm acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to helm the department, according to a letter first obtained by CNBC. "Julie Su is a trailblazer whose track record speaks for itself," reads the letter, which cited her experience as Labor secretary of California. Additionally, her experience as U.S. Deputy Labor Secretary has given her a thorough understanding of the Labor Department and the current issues facing the economy, businesses, and workers." She was confirmed to be deputy secretary to former Labor Secretary Marty Walsh in 2021 by a party-line vote, but several key moderate Democrats have yet to say whether they will support her this round.

☆ Kamala Harris to discuss A.I. in meeting with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the chief executives of Google , Microsoft , OpenAI and Anthropic Thursday to discuss the responsible development of artificial intelligence, the White House confirmed to CNBC Tuesday. Harris will address the need for safeguards that can mitigate AI's potential risks and emphasize the importance of ethical and trustworthy innovation, the White House said. Generative AI has exploded into public consciousness after OpenAI released its viral new chatbot called ChatGPT late last year. In the months since, Microsoft has been integrating OpenAI's generative technology across many of its products as part of its multi-year, multi-billion-dollar investment in the company. While many experts are optimistic about the potential of generative AI, the technology has also inspired questions and concerns from regulators and tech industry giants.

☆ Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai earned $226 million last year, making him one of the world's best-paid bosses
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google owner Alphabet, was paid a total of $226 million in 2022. Alphabet also spent almost $6 million on personal security for Pichai, according to a filing. Alphabet's Sundar Pichai was paid a total of $226 million last year after he was awarded a big tranche of shares, making him one of America's best-paid CEOs. The chief executive of Google's owner was given worth more than $218 million, according to filings published Friday. Alphabet also spent almost $6 million on personal security for Pichai, according to the filing.

☆ Google CEO Sundar Pichai made $226 million last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and Google’s parent company Alphabet, made nearly $226 million in 2022, according to a new filing from Alphabet. It is a big boost for Pichai, who made just over $6 million in 2021 and $7.4 million in 2020. Pichai’s stock boosts come every three years, in 2019 he received a similar package of $281 million. Ballooning CEO compensation has been a controversial topic in recent years. The vast majority of Cook’s 2022 compensation — about 75% — was tied up in company shares, with half dependent on share price performance.

☆ Google contractors say they don't have enough time to verify correct answers from the company's AI chatbot and end up guessing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Thomas Maxwell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The bot has been tested internally by Googlers, and now contractors are also testing a chatbot. Some contractors say they're not given enough time to rate the most accurate chatbot responses. Because each assigned task represents billable time, some workers say they will complete the tasks even if they realize they cannot accurately assess the chatbot responses. Google raters who work for Appen make between $14 and $14.50 an hour, despite supporting a business that generates most of its revenue from search and advertising. The group estimates that Google employs more than 200,000 people as contractors, who aren't recorded in the company's official headcount.

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