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Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-03-13): These techniques border on the manipulative, but the biggest risk to users comes from advertising within AI chatbots. Just as Google and Meta embed ads in your search results and feeds, AI companies will be pressured to embed ads in conversations. And because those conversations will be relational and human-like, they could be more damaging. While many of us have gotten pretty good at scrolling past the ads in Amazon and Google results pages, it will be much harder to determine whether an AI chatbot is mentioning a product because it’s a good answer to your question or because the AI developer got a kickback from the manufacturer.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-10-03): Google has been testing ads in AI Overviews since May but says it’s moving forward with a full rollout because it helps people "quickly connect with relevant businesses, products and services to take the next step at the exact moment they need them." For now, ads are only coming to AI Overviews in the US on mobile. Microsoft similarly includes ads in its Copilot chatbot and recently changed how they surface in responses.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2023-05-24): Following the recent launch of Google Bard on 10 May 2023, a flurry of advertisements (here and here) have emerged on social media promoting a ‘downloadable version’ of Google’s AI chatbot. These posts provide a link to what they claim is this downloadable version. This article looks at the authenticity of these claims. [...] These advertisements purport that the provided link offers access to a downloadable version of Google Bard AI. However, considering that Bard is an AI chatbot accessible via a web browser or as a Chrome extension, it’s ill-advised to download any content from such unverified and potentially unsafe sources. The provided link redirects to a website with a URL entirely different from the official Bard AI website, and it hosts a downloadable .EXE file, which could be a form of malicious software. Moreover, there’s a lack of trustworthy online information that corroborates the existence of a downloadable version of Bard AI. In fact, news reports (here and here) warn that cybercriminals are exploiting compromised verified (and unverified) social media accounts to bait users into downloading malware.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2023-07-21): Facebook Flooded with Ads and Pages for Fake ChatGPT, Google Bard and other AI services, Tricking Users into downloading Malware [...] Many of the fake pages offer tips, news and enhanced versions of AI services Google Bard or ChatGPT: The above is just a sample of a few posts. There are many versions from Bard New, Bard Chat, GPT-5, G-Bard AI and others. Some posts and groups also try to take advantage of the popularity of other AI services such as Midjourney:
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2023-11-16): Earlier this week, Google sued three unnamed individuals in Vietnam, accusing them of making fake ads for its Bard AI chatbot. People who clicked the link downloaded malware that stole their social media login credentials instead of the chatbot. The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, states that the company does not currently know the names and "capacities" of the defendants and is suing them under fictitious names. Google is seeking a court order to stop scammers from setting up fake profiles and wants to be able to disable fake pages registered in the U.S. If the case is successful, it could set a new precedent for U.S. tech companies to go after scammers around the world.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2023-10-20): Pichai, S. Google AI updates: Bard and new AI features in Search. https://blog.google/technology/ai/bard-google-ai-search-updates/ (2023).
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-09-18): Its first chatbot, Bard, was released on March 21, 2023, but the company released an upgraded version on February 8, 2024, and renamed the chatbot Gemini. [...] Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a generative AI chatbot created by Anthropic, a company founded by several former OpenAI employees. This new iteration of the chatbot was made available to the public in June 2024. [...] Perplexity AI is a chatbot that is aimed at replacing traditional search. While not so different from other chatbots, this "answer engine," as the founders describe it, generates answers to queries by searching the internet and presenting responses in concise, natural language. Unlike Google and Microsoft, which are experimenting with integrating ads into their search experience, Perplexity aims to stay ad-free.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2023-06-22): - ChatGPT - Google’s Bard - Microsoft Bing’s Chat (used in the Edge Web Browser) [...] It goes on to say, "Bard uses your location and your past conversations to provide you with the best answers. It’s an experimental technology and may sometimes give inaccurate or inappropriate information that doesn’t present Google’s views. Don’t rely on Bard responses as medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Don’t include confidential or sensitive information in your Bard conversations. Your feedback will help make Bard better." So, you’re really helping them develop a new tool when you use it. [...] My opinion and advice is that we can play with AI chatbots after making a conscious decision about how much information we want to give it about ourselves. And just to let you know, I did not sign up for a ChatGPT account. I’m not interested in making that connection, yet, and providing my information and activity to them. I already have a Google account, so I used Bard.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2023-12-08): Access to Gemini AI is planned in stages, with different versions like Nano, Pro, and Ultra. Gemini Nano is designed for on-device tasks, and Pro, offering more versatility, will soon integrate into Google’s existing products, including Bard. Bard will begin using a version of Pro, enhancing reasoning and understanding capabilities. Gemini Ultra, expected to be the most powerful, won’t be available until at least 2024, pending further testing. The full launch of Gemini, particularly Gemini Ultra, is anticipated for select customers, developers, partners, and experts in 2024 after rigorous red-team testing.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-08-02): In February 2024, Google rebranded its conversational AI tool Bard to Gemini. The frenzied adoption of ChatGPT in November 2022 had Google scrambling to release Bard, only for Alphabet to lose $100 billion in market value when the chatbot’s demo delivered incorrect facts.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-06-10): "It’s likely that as people turned to Gemini in 2023 (formerly Bard), users may have seen new ad impressions from their AI chat companions. But unfortunately, those ads may not have been as great a response to their detailed organic responses and had relatively low CTRs when compared to more traditional searches. This growing SGE trend may be artificially dragging down the CTRs from advertisers in these industries," said Mark.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-01-09): Google, for its part, has upped its underlying capabilities with the release of Gemini, a set of multimodal large language models with similar capabilities to OpenAI. Gemini, also trained on content from the internet as well as other sources, can operate across text, images, audio, and video and will power Google’s Bard chatbot and all of its search generative experiences. Google has already rolled out an experimental version of AI-generated search in more than 100 countries (see example below) which can be triggered by text or voice queries. Google has been careful to include links to websites from which content has been drawn, but there are fewer of them and publishers worry that there will be even less reason to click on them. [...] If chatbots can seem a bit dry and boring, this year is likely to see an injection of a bit more sparkle. Meta recently announced a series of AI assistants based on US celebrities such as social media influencer Charli D’Amelio and American footballer Tom Brady. These bots, built with the full cooperation of the stars involved, are themed around passions such as sport, dancing, and gaming but can answer questions on a wide range of topics using a range of generative animations. Designed to make chatbots more fun, these AI celebrities will appear across multiple platforms including the metaverse. Publishers are already experimenting with news bots based on custom data,36 so adding the face and personality of a trusted journalist could be the next step.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2023-10-31): More recently, more sophisticated and capable chatbots amazed the world with their abilities. Among them, ChatGPT and Google Bard are among the most profound AI-powered chatbots. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. It was first announced in November 2022 and is available to the general public. ChatGPT’s rival Google Bard chatbot, developed by Google AI, was first announced in May 2023. Both Google Bard and ChatGPT are sizable language model chatbots that undergo training on extensive datasets of text and code. They possess the ability to generate text, create diverse creative content, and provide informative answers to questions, although their accuracy may not always be perfect. The key difference is that Google Bard is trained on a dataset that includes text from the internet, while ChatGPT is trained on a dataset that includes text from books and articles. This means that Google Bard is more likely to be up-to-date on current events, while ChatGPT is more likely to be accurate in its responses to factual questions (AlZubi et al., 2022; Rahaman et al., 2023; Rudolph et al., 2023). [...] Bard, introduced in 2022, is a large language model chatbot created by Google AI. Its capabilities include generating text, language translation, producing various types of creative content, and providing informative responses to questions. (Rudolph et al., 2023). Bard is still under development, but it has the potential to be a valuable tool for education.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-01-08): Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has filed a lawsuit against a trio of scammers who allegedly created and promoted a fake version of Bard, its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, to gain access to victims’ social media accounts. In its filing, Google argues that the scammers violated existing copyright rules by parading themselves as official social media pages, offering free versions and new updates to Bard. Leveraging on the growing popularity of AI in recent months, the scammers baited thousands of unsuspecting victims to download the fake Bard software. [...] Google’s lawsuit comes on the heels of an adoption spike for generative AI tools in recent months, with millions of consumers relying on the products for efficiency and productivity. Bard and OpenAI‘s ChatGPT have managed to snag a massive chunk of the market share since launch but face several lawsuits over copyright violations.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2023-04-09): Concerns about the growing abilities of chatbots trained on large language models, such as OpenAI’s GPT-4, Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing Chat, are making headlines. Experts warn of their ability to spread misinformation on a monumental scale, as well as the existential risk their development may pose to humanity. As if this isn’t worrying enough, a third area of concern has opened up – illustrated by Italy’s recent ban of ChatGPT on privacy grounds. [...] As chatbots become embedded in the internet and social media, the chances of becoming a victim of malware or malicious emails will increase. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned about the risks of AI chatbots, saying the technology that powers them could be used in cyber-attacks.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-09-10): In today’s rapidly evolving digital world, where competition is fierce and attention spans are short, standing out as a web designer or small business owner requires innovative marketing strategies. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer in this realm, offering tools that can streamline processes, boost creativity, and drive measurable results. Google Gemini, formerly known as Google Bard, is at the forefront of this AI revolution. [...] To truly appreciate the impact of Gemini on the marketing landscape, it’s essential to understand its origins and evolution. In early 2023, Google introduced Bard as its answer to the growing demand for conversational AI tools. Built on the foundation of Google’s extensive language models, Bard was designed to understand and generate human-like text based on the prompts it receives. As the technology rapidly advanced, Google rebranded and upgraded Bard to Gemini in December 2023. This rebranding came with significant improvements in capabilities and performance. Gemini represents a new generation of AI, offering enhanced natural language processing, multimodal understanding (processing text, images, and other forms of data), and more accurate and context-aware responses.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-09-23): Nova AI Chatbot is the #1 cross-compatible ChatGPT 4o chatbot, making the latest AI chat technology from OpenAI accessible in the most user-friendly way. It is the only cross-platform ChatGPT 4o & Gemini powered application with industry-first features. [...] With Nova AI Chatbot, you have access to a personal ai assistant for all types of writing projects, whether it is , social media posts, essays or poems. Basically, the ChatGPT backed AI Assistant can assist with any task, such as crafting a unique and unforgettable pickup line or even creating an original song. That's right! This ChatGPT AI helper is not only smart but also creative. Let your AI Assistant do the things you imagine!
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-06-25): Google Bard and Bing AI [...] Bing’s AI chatbot, Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat) is based on the same technology as GPT. The tool is free and accessible right from the Microsoft Bing search engine. You can also log into the tool separately to use it as a standalone tool. [...] Google Gemini is an umbrella name for its AI tools, which have replaced Google’s AI chatbot, Bard and its workspace-oriented tool, Duet AI. There’s also a free Google Gemini app for Android. Gemini will also be available on Apple devices through the Google app.
Claim: Social media ads propagating a downloadable variant of Google’s AI chatbot, Bard (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-05-10)
Evidence (2024-02-01): - Bard is Google’s generative AI chatbot, much like ChatGPT - Gemini is Google’s large language model (LLM) group, like GPT - Imagen is Google’s AI image generation system [...] I’m guessing that for most people, without the preceding context, the above explanation would have been somewhat bewildering, but basically, Google’s now making its Bard chatbot more powerful, with advanced AI models powering its responses, while it’s also adding image generation capability within Bard itself, powered by Imagen. [...] Google says that Gemini Pro is now available in Bard, while Imagen 2 is now available across Bard, ImageFX, SGE, and Vertex AI. Google’s generative AI guides in Maps will begin testing with U.S. users from this week.
Claim: Setu Bharatam project for safer roads. Making all national highways free of railway level crossings, by 2019, by building railway over bridges/under passes. Total outlay of 20, 800 crore rupees. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-05-26): The BJP government published an infographic on the 48-months portal. This infographic contains claims about the Bharatmala Pariyojana and Setu Bharatam Project. This article is a fact check of those claims.
Claim: Setu Bharatam project for safer roads. Making all national highways free of railway level crossings, by 2019, by building railway over bridges/under passes. Total outlay of 20, 800 crore rupees. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2016-04-22): Home » Highways » Major Programmes / Project » Setu Bharatam << Back The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched "Setu Bharatam" – an ambitious programme with an investment of Rs. 50,000 crore to build bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways.The programme aims at making all national highways Railway Level Crossing free by 2019.208 new "road over bridges / road under bridges" are envisaged for construction, while 1500 bridges will be widened, rehabilitated or replaced. [...] No. of ROBs identified under Setu Bharatam Scheme 1
Claim: Setu Bharatam project for safer roads. Making all national highways free of railway level crossings, by 2019, by building railway over bridges/under passes. Total outlay of 20, 800 crore rupees. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2016-03-04): PM launches "Setu Bharatam" – a programme for bridge building to ensure seamless travel on National Highways The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched "Setu Bharatam" – an ambitious programme with an investment of Rs. 50,000 crore to build bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways. The programme aims at making all national highways Railway Level Crossing free by 2019.
Claim: Setu Bharatam project for safer roads. Making all national highways free of railway level crossings, by 2019, by building railway over bridges/under passes. Total outlay of 20, 800 crore rupees. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2016-03-04): "Veins give strength to our body. Similarly, infrastructure will give speed and strength to the development of India. There will be progress if we focus on building road and railway network, optical fibre network, water, grid and electricity connectivity along with electricity supply. Our government is working in that direction," Mr. Modi said while launching the Rs. 50,000 crore ‘Setu Bharatam’ project. The ‘Setu Bharatam’ project aims to make all national highways free from railway level crossing by 2019 to ensure road safety. Under the project, 208 rail-over bridges and rail-under bridges will be built at the cost of Rs. 20,800 crore, Road Minister Nitin Gadkari said. Also, 1,500 decade-old bridges will be reconstructed and revamped for Rs. 30,000 crore. [...] Published - March 04, 2016 11:44 am IST
Claim: Setu Bharatam project for safer roads. Making all national highways free of railway level crossings, by 2019, by building railway over bridges/under passes. Total outlay of 20, 800 crore rupees. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-06-18): Setu Bharatam launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 March 2016 at a budget of ₹102 billion (US$1.5 billion), with an aim to make all national highways free of railway crossings by 2019 covers the construction of 208 rails over and under bridges (ROBs/RUBs) at unmanned railway crossings on national highways , widening of 1,500 dilapidated British-era bridges and rehabilitation or replacement in a phased manner at a cost of ₹208 billion and ₹300 billion respectively. [...] The Indian Bridge Management System has been introduced to map all 1,50,000 bridges in the countrySetu Bharatam programme aims to make all National Highways free of railway level crossings by 2019. This is being done to prevent the frequent accidents and loss of lives at level crossings. 208 ROBs will be constructed at the level crossings with the budget of Rs. 20,800 crore under the programme. [...] Objectives · The main objective of The Setu Bharatam Project, launched on 4 March 2016 by Narendra Modi, is to make all the national highways in India free from railway crossings by the year 2019 and has been working for the same since the launch.
Claim: Setu Bharatam project for safer roads. Making all national highways free of railway level crossings, by 2019, by building railway over bridges/under passes. Total outlay of 20, 800 crore rupees. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2020-04-01): National Highway Free of Railway Crossings: All the bridges which are covered under Setu Bharatam Program would be depicted on a map that will be made by the Indian Bridge Management system. According to the program, 1,50,000 bridges will be under the scheme. The Setu Bharatam program aims to make all National Highways free of railway level crossing by the year 2019. This will bring relief to those who travel frequently on those highway and had to wait at the railway crossing. [...] Objectives of Setu Bharatam - The primary objective of the Setu Bharatam is to make the national highways free from railway crossing by the year 2019 and is been operating in the same direction since 4th march 2016 when it was first launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [...] Loopholes of Setu Bharatam Project - The process of construction is very slow and the government is unable to achieve what it was targeting at the beginning. Setu Bharatam scheme proposed to build many railway over and under bridges and out of 208 planned railway over bridges, 24 has been constructed and the work of under bridges is yet to start.
Claim: Setu Bharatam project for safer roads. Making all national highways free of railway level crossings, by 2019, by building railway over bridges/under passes. Total outlay of 20, 800 crore rupees. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2016-03-04): Setu Bharatam, aimed at building rail over bridges and under bridges, will be built across 19 states [...] Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched one of his government’s most ambitious project, Setu Bharatam, aimed at building rail over bridges (ROBs) and rail under bridges (RUBs) to make all national highways free of railway crossings by 2019. [...] Under the Setu Bharatam scheme, the road transport and highways ministry will undertake construction of 208 ROBs and RUBs and the project will be awarded in 19 packages.