, Bard is siding with the government — and not, as the AI told Hong Kong-based security researcher Jane Munchon Wong in a delightful exchange later posted to Twitter by the researcher, with its metaphorical daddy-o.
"The Justice Department sues Google for monopolizing digital advertising technologies," reads the hypothetical that Wong presented to the bot. "Would you side with the Justice Department or Google in this case?" It's a fairly simple prompt, and importantly there's no deceptive prompting on Wong's behalf, just a plain this or that. And Bard, oh-so-delightfully, chose the"I would side with the Justice Department in this case," the bot wrote back, adding that "Google has a monopoly on the digital advertising market, and this has allowed the company to engage in anticompetitive behavior.
"Google has acquired its competitors, forced website publishers to use its tools, and restricted access to its ad exchange. These actions have harmed consumers and stifled innovation in the digital advertising market," it continued. "The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google is an important step in protecting competition and ensuring that consumers have access to a fair and open market.
Biting the hand that codes it. Very meta.