5 things about AI you may have missed today: Google employees' concern over Bard, Klarna unveils AI solution and more

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AI Roundup: Klarna, the Swedish fintech company, introduced a new AI-powered feature that enables users to take pictures of desired items, instantly locating them in the app. In a separate development, Google's employees have raised concerns about the Bard chatbot's effectiveness. Moreover, CCC, a cloud platform serving insurance and automotive industries, unveiled AI solutions for collision repairs, automating initial damage assessments and estimating processes, enhancing service to consumers.

Swedish fintech company Klarna announced the launch of a new AI-powered feature on Wednesday that aims to make shopping easier. According to a Reuters report. the feature, developed using OpenAI's tech, allows users to take a picture of their desired item which then instantly pops up on the company's app. According to David Sandström, the company's Chief Marketing Officer, this feature can identify nearly 10 million products across various categories such as electronics, clothes, home decor, and more.

Bloomberg on Wednesday reported that Google employees such as product managers, and engineers are debating the usefulness of the company's AI chatbot called Bard. The report states that questions are arising over the effectiveness of the app, and if the resources allocated to its development are worth it. In a Discord chat in July, Dominik Rabiej, a senior product manager for Bard wrote, “My rule of thumb is not to trust LLM output unless I can independently verify it. Would love to get it to a point that you can, but it isn't there yet.”

With the recent boom in AI, the demand for electricity powering AI-related technologies could surpass that of small countries such as the Netherlands, Argentina and Sweden, PTI reported on Wednesday.