The AI ChatGPT of the search engine Bing has temporarily blocked access to the competitor Google Chrome. An incident that could illustrate the dangers of artificial intelligence for web research, but which hides a much more trivial truth…
Since the beginning of May 2023, Microsoft has launched the new version of its Bing search engine with the integration of ChatGPT.
The artificial intelligence chatbot proves to be very useful for Synthesize web search resultsso much so that it was finally able to help Bing succeed.
However, an event on June 7, 2023 sheds light on the matter Dangers of entrusting web research leadership to an AI…
An ad for Bing in response to Chrome searches
As The Verge reporter Sean Hollister tried to install Google Chrome via Microsoft Edge browserBing gave a surprising answer to his question.
Instead of displaying the link to the Google Chrome page, the search engine presented it with that Bing AI widget with list its functions!
In other words, in response to a search for a competing browser Microsoft introduced advertising for Edge and Bing…
THE relevant links and information and linked to the user’s search to bury and hiddenintentionally.
Will AI Control and Censor the Web?
It could be a Proof that an AI chatbot can make arbitrary decisions which websites should or should not be displayed in response to a request regarding a competitor’s product or a topic censored by its creators…
It could be considered anti-competitive behavior, and undermine the neutrality of the browser. The last is should provide objective results and impartial, without favoring or discriminating against any particular product or service.
artificial intelligence would entail the risk of influencing users by recommending certain products, services or opinions while ignoring or discouraging others. The could lead to information distortion and limit the variety of perspectives available to users.
It seems, therefore, at a time when Google is also considering integrating AI into its search engine Caution is advised and to regulate the use of these systems by companies.
A Microsoft fake response from ChatGPT
However, one detail suggests that this is not really a decision made by the AI. Indeed she usually never produces exactly the same answer.
For a while though Any search related to Google Chrome returned the same result Ads for Microsoft Bing…
And this behavior was observed not only by the journalist of The Verge, but by many users in several countries.
Shortly after this anomaly was brought to light, Microsoft stepped in to put a stop to it. This is irrefutable proof that theThe company voluntarily changed the results from his search engine!
She justified himself with a press release explain that it was a New function under test » the time of a “short-term test”…
The GAFAM War
Everything points to it Microsoft hoped to quietly discourage Internet users to install Google Chrome. This lackluster stance would be part of a long-standing rivalry between the two GAFAMs.
For many years, the two companies have not hesitated Use of aggressive or borderline legal means to gain market share.
For example, Google is showing explicit ads for Chrome when using its websites on Microsoft Edge.
However, Microsoft is generally the least conscientious. In Edge’s early years, the Windows users have been practically forced I didn’t want to use the browser and got a lot of messages when trying to download Chrome.
This incident does not appear to be an artificial intelligence slip-up, but ultimately just one New dirty trick Microsoft did to Google in the Great Web War, where AI is a new battlefield…
