Google personnel reportedly attempted to stop the launch of ChatGPT's competitor.

Two employees in Google's Responsible Innovation department attempted to block the release of its AI chatbot Bard last month, warning it was prone to inaccurate and dangerous statements. However, Google's supervisor Jen Gennai downplayed their concerns and edited their report to remove that recommendation. Gennai claimed to have improved the report by correcting inaccurate assumptions and adding more risks and harms. Google released Bard as a limited experiment, but it is still set to be integrated into its search engine soon. However, a growing faction of AI researchers, tech executives, and futurists have weighed in against the fast-moving "progress" of Google and its competitors until effective safeguards can be imposed on the technology. A recent open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on "giant AI experiments" attracted thousands of signatories.