Google's ad "Dear Sydney," created for the Paris 2024 Olympics, offered a solution to a father assisting his grade-school track-and-field athlete with writing a fan letter to Olympic 400-meter-hurdle world-record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, with the help of Google’s AI model, Gemini. However, the message 'You got this, with a little help from Gemini,' sparked controversy, with concerns raised about promoting the use of Artificial Intelligence to replace human interaction and connection amid a more extensive conversation about using artificial intelligence in everyday life. As a result of the backlash, comments…
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Google's ad "Dear Sydney," created for the Paris 2024 Olympics, offered a solution to a father assisting his grade-school track-and-field athlete with writing a fan letter to Olympic 400-meter-hurdle world-record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, with the help of Google’s AI model, Gemini. However, the message 'You got this, with a little help from Gemini,' sparked controversy, with concerns raised about promoting the use of Artificial Intelligence to replace human interaction and connection amid a more extensive conversation about using…



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