Tag: Olympics

2024-08-04

Google pulls AI ad for Olympics following backlash

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Google pulled an ad it showed during the Olympics that touted its AI chatbot Gemini writing a fan letter to an athlete. Google has pulled an Olympics ad for its chatbot Gemini from airwaves following backlash for the way it depicts a little girl using artificial intelligence to write a fan letter. The ad, titled “Dear Sydney,” showed a…

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2024-08-03

Amazon says distraction of Olympics, Trump shooting hit weak guidance

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Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is pointing to an unusually busy news cycle as one of the drivers behind its weak revenue forecast. On a call with reporters following the company’s second-quarter earnings report…

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