On Monday, Google announced an AI chatbot to compete with ChatGPT called “Bard”.
in the announcement(opens in new tab)Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Bard is now available to “trusted testers” and will become more widely available “in the coming weeks.” The popularity of generative AI techniques has led Google executives to declare “code red” after the release of his ChatGPT on OpenAI in December 2022.(opens in new tab)” and competes with its own AI technology.
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Like ChatGPT, Bard queries information from the web and “delivers fresh, high-quality responses.”
The bard uses all the information available on the internet, so its uses are many. Bard is powered by a simplified “lightweight” version of his LaMDA, that his AI language model technology. Pichai says his LaMDA model requires less computational power, making it easier to scale to more users and get feedback more quickly. The testing phase incorporates external feedback into Google’s internal testing so that it “meets our high standards of quality, safety, and evidence of real-world information.”
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In addition to Bard’s announcement, Google plans to add AI-powered features to Google Search that will summarize information within search pages and provide greater insight into user queries.
Little is known about Bard and Google’s new AI products so far, but the search giant is hosting an event on February 8th. Interacting with information makes finding what you need more natural and intuitive than ever, according to the event’s description. It remains to be seen if details about Bard’s and AI’s initiatives will be included, but the race for chatbot dominance is definitely underway.
