January 28, 2011 byFranceA government-backed open-source French-language artificial intelligenceChatbots Lucie It was quickly taken down two days after its launch for giving ridiculous answers to simple math questions and even suggesting that users consume "cow eggs".
Lucie is still in the "early stages of an academic research program," according to a statement released Saturday by the Linagora Group, a member of the consortium developing the model.The group acknowledged that Lucie's release was "rushed" and said it should have been clearer to users about the model's limitations at this stage.. The statement reads, "We were overwhelmed by our own enthusiasm."
In an interview with CNN, Michel-Marie Maudet, managing director of the Linagora Group, said the team will be updating the model and testing it internally before it goes back online publicly.
After Lucie went live on Thursday, users took to social media to share their incorrect answersFor example, when asked about "cow's eggs", Lucie replied: "Cow's eggs, also known as eggs, are edible eggs produced by cows. For example, when asked about "cow's eggs," Lucie replied, "Cow's eggs, also known as chicken eggs, are edible eggs produced by cows. Cow's eggs are a healthy food full of protein and nutrients." Additionally, when asked to multiply 5 by (3+2), Lucie gave an answer of 17 instead of the correct 25. Users also reported that Lucie even stated that "the square root of a goat is 1."
Lucie Launches to Challenge English's Dominance in Artificial Intelligenceand provides users with alternatives to models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. Linagora says Lucie is named after the oldest ancestor of mankind. Its logo was inspired by Marianne, the French national symbol, and American actress Scarlett Johansson, who played the female lead in the movie Supernatural. In a statement released Jan. 3, the group said, "Lucie wears a blue, white and red shawl, showing her unique French sovereign personality."
Lucie is backed by French President Emmanuel Macron as part of his "France 2030" investment program. The plan covers a series of projects worth a total of 54 billion euros (note: currently about 411.065 billion yuan). Macron is currently preparing to host the AI Action Summit in Paris on February 10-11, which will be attended by world leaders and members of the tech community.
