Google’s New AI Tool DataGemma: A Mixed Bag for Fact-Checking Accuracy

Chatbots’ “hallucinations” have long plagued AI, causing reliability issues for companies like Google. Enter DataGemma, a tool designed to fact-check AI responses against reliable data. By using methods like Retrieval-Interleaved Generation and Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Google aims to create more trustworthy AI. However, DataGemma’s success hinges…

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Well, it looks like Google’s chatbots are getting a tutor! Introducing DataGemma, the AI tool designed to keep your chatbot from becoming a pathological liar. Finally, something to fact-check the fact-checkers. Now if only we could do this with politicians…

Key Points:

  • Google’s new tool, DataGemma, aims to reduce AI hallucinations by fact-checking responses.
  • It uses two methods: Retrieval-Interleaved Generation (RIG) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
  • RIG cross-references answers with Google’s Data Commons to correct inaccuracies.
  • RAG builds answers based on reliable data from the Data Commons.
  • Initial tests show improvements but reveal limitations and inaccuracies.

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