Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Part of the reason is that answers are based on human-made data currently available online.
That means racism, bias and misinformation can bleed into a chatbot’s learning model, giving unsavory answers.
It’s whyMicrosoft had to hastily take its AI chatbotoffline in 2016 shortly after it was introduced.
Facebook parent Meta also introduced a chatbot, but itquickly began giving racist answers.
Since chatbots aim to give answers in natural language, it may be harder to integrate ads.