Google quietly scraps AI chatbot project for Gen Z

According to CNBC , Google had developed an AI chatbot application for Gen Z users, integrating interactive digital characters. However, during an internal restructuring, the project was de-prioritized. Usually, when this situation occurs, the project will be terminated.

Google wanted to develop an AI chatbot for Gen Z but has put the project on hold. (Photo: Daniel de la Hoz)

CNBC reported that the project will start in the fourth quarter of 2021. The project description claims that the chatbots’ human-like conversations will appeal to Gen Z. They rely on large language models to understand requests and respond. In one example, the chatbot engages in a conversation with a user, asks them questions in return, and even offers emotional advice.

The Gen Z AI chatbot is among a number of AI projects that have used Google’s large language model in recent months. After the ChatGPT chatbot launched in late 2022, Google leadership prioritized Bard, a similar AI assistant. Some members of the Bubble Characters team were asked to take a break to focus on Bard.

Meanwhile, several of Google’s top AI researchers have left the company to start their own startups, attracting a fair amount of investment. For example, Character.AI, a two-year-old collaborative chatbot startup founded by former Googlers Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, raised $150 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz in February.

(According to CNBC)

AI Chatbot with the ability to chat and draw in Vietnamese Veronica is an AI startup developed by Vietnamese engineers with features similar to the most advanced AI programs such as Midjourney and ChatGPT.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/google-am-tham-loai-bo-du-an-chatbot-ai-cho-gen-z-2164403.html