{"id":73832,"date":"2023-02-09T13:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T11:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=73832"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:33:19","slug":"alphabet-lost-100-billion-in-market-value-after-a-chatbot-error-in-an-advertisement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/alphabet-lost-100-billion-in-market-value-after-a-chatbot-error-in-an-advertisement\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabet lost $100 billion in market value after a chatbot error in an advertisement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alphabet’s shares fell sharply after the recently announced Bard search bot spread false information in an advertisement. Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

At one point, the company’s stock fell 9%. By the close of trading, the shares were at $99.37.<\/p>\n

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Alphabet share price trajectory. Data: Yahoo Finance<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the promotional material, the conversational AI was asked: “What can I tell a 9-year-old about the James Webb Space Telescope’s discoveries?” Among several responses Bard wrote that the spacecraft first photographed a planet outside the Solar System.<\/p>\n

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Screenshot from Bard advertisement with erroneous claim. Data: Google.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But in fact, the exoplanet was first photographed by the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory in 2004.<\/p>\n

Following the discovery of the error, a Google spokesperson said the incident underscores the importance of “a rigorous testing process”.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe combine external feedback and internal testing to ensure that responses meet high standards of quality, safety and truthfulness,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Experts also believe that the fall in Alphabet’s market value was linked to unmet investor expectations from presentation in Paris<\/a>. Google unveiled a range of new features for its services, but did not disclose details about the Bard chatbot.<\/p>\n

Shares in Microsoft rose by 3% shortly after the event.<\/p>\n

Earlier in February, Google introduced conversational AI Bard<\/a>. The company plans to integrate the chatbot into its search service.<\/p>\n

The following day, Microsoft demonstrated integration of ChatGPT<\/a> into the Bing service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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