'Father of the internet' sounds the alarm on the gold rush around AI chatbots

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 12:55

Vint Cerf, a Google vice president and its chief internet evangelist, as seen at San Jose's Fairmont hotel on Monday, December 10, 2018, during the — Vint Cerf is one of the early pioneers of the internet, and shared his thoughts on conversational AI chatbots and the hype around them at a conference this week.
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One of the fathers of the internet is warning against hastily investing in AI chatbots due to hype.
Vint Cerf said "there's an ethical issue" with chatbots because they don't always work right.
Cerf said people must be "thoughtful" about using AI chatbots, and it will not always benefit them.

The hype around chatbots like ChatGPT has only grown in recent weeks, but one of the creators of the internet is preaching caution amid a perceived gold rush around AI.