Google Removed the Provoking Artificial Intelligence Ad

With the start of the Olympics, advertisements of many companies took their place on the screens. One of these ads was Google’s “Dear Sydney” ad. This ad featured Gemini artificial intelligence. After the reactions Googleannounced that they decided to take the ad off the air.

In the ad in question, a father is an Olympic athlete. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’a He wants to write a letter. For this, he and his father use Google Gemini’s productive artificial intelligence. At the end of the letter “With a little help from Gemini” The statement is included.

The ad was withdrawn after reactions

The reactions to the ad were not quite what Google expected. For example, Syracuse University Advanced Media Professor Shelley Palmer explains that the approach in this ad is “Human thoughts become unimportant” a monocultural future” He criticized that it carries risks. It was also stated that the ad was confusing about the role of artificial intelligence in people’s own expression of their feelings.

A Google spokesperson said that they removed the ad after the reactions and that their aim was to praise the US team, while stating that artificial intelligence supports human creativity but cannot replace it. on the subject Google spokespersonHe added that the ad did not receive any reaction in the detailed tests they had previously conducted.

On the other hand, these reactions It may not be just due to advertising. While artificial intelligence technologies continue to develop, discussions in areas such as creativity, originality, privacy and security continue to increase.