Google Bard: fast, gorgeous, and out of control
We recorded 3 claims from this post. 2 were checked against evidence. 1 can’t be checked. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (3)
In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Forecast
“Looks like Google’s brand-new Bard image generation software is going to keep even more IP lawyers gainfully employed this year…”
Our reading: Google's Bard image generation software will likely generate more IP legal work in 2024.
No horizon
Assessment: UnresolvedSaid
Observation
“Not every image looks like this, but it’s pretty clear after a few minutes experimentation from a friend that (a) Bard makes fantastic images but that (b) it is drawing from copyrighted sources and (c) as capable as the other systems Reid Southen and I looked at in returning derivative artwork that appears to infringe without attribution.”
Our reading: Based on a friend's few minutes of experimentation, it is pretty clear that Bard makes fantastic images, draws from copyrighted sources, and is as capable as the other systems Marcus and Reid Southen looked at in returning derivative artwork that appears to infringe without attribution, though not every image looks like this.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: Plain-text sources do not provide a complete authenticated visual record.
Assessment: SupportedSaid
Forecast
“Gary Marcus is standing firmly by his prediction that 2024 will be the year of Generative AI litigation.”
Our reading: 2024 will be the year of generative AI litigation.
Deadline passed Evidence as of
Limitation: “The year of” supplies no numerical threshold; support follows the contract's ordinary reading of substantial, sustained litigation.