Google’s Bard ‘Learnt Bengali’ Claim Has a Data Problem, Former Researcher Says
UPDATED: SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 2026, 05:05 Google’s claim that a Bard-era AI system learned Bengali on its own is facing scrutiny because a former company researcher pointed to Google training data showing Bengali was already in the mix. The dispute cuts at a basic question in the AI race: whether companies are describing real technical surprises, or dressing up known training effects as mystery.