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0There is no doubt about it: Google is developing Bard, a ChatGPT rival.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the initiative in a blog post today, calling the tool an "experimental conversational AI service" that will respond to users' questions and engage in conversations. According to Pichai, the software will be made available to a select group of "trusted testers" starting today, and then "more broadly available to the public in the coming weeks.". ".
Although it's unclear exactly what abilities Bard will possess, it appears the chatbot will be just as adaptable as OpenAI's ChatGPT. Users are encouraged by a screenshot to ask Bard useful questions like how to organize a baby shower or what kinds of meals can be made from a list of lunchtime ingredients.
"Bard can be an outlet for creativity and a launchpad for curiosity, helping you to explain new discoveries from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to a 9-year-old or learn more about the top strikers in football right now, then get drills to improve your skills," writes Pichai. ".
Bard "draws on information from the web to provide fresh, high-quality responses," according to Pichai, suggesting that it might be able to respond to queries about recent events, something ChatGPT struggles with.
The hurried announcement and dearth of details about Bard are telltale signs of the "code red" that ChatGPT's launch last year set off at Google. Despite the fact that the underlying technology of ChatGPT is not novel, millions of people were made aware of this novel method of automated text generation thanks to OpenAI's decision to make the system freely available online. Discussions about ChatGPT's effects on employment, education, and — of particular interest to Google — the future of internet search have been seismic in nature.
Microsoft has taken advantage of the opportunity as well, investing billions of dollars in OpenAI. The business reportedly plans to incorporate ChatGPT into both its Bing search engine and additional products in its office software lineup. Just last week, screenshots purporting to show a ChatGPT-enhanced Bing were leaked.
Despite the fact that Google invented the key technology, the transformer that forms the "T" in GPT, and has extensive knowledge of the type of AI that powers ChatGPT, the company has so far been more cautious about making its tools available to the general public. The language model used to power Bard, LaMDA, was previously made accessible through Google's AI Test Kitchen app. However, this version is very limited and can only produce text for a small number of queries.
Like other tech behemoths, Google is wary of a backlash against unproven AI. Large language models like LaMDA and GPT-3.5 (which powers ChatGPT) have well-documented propensities to spew harmful content like hate speech and to confidently assert false information, to the point that one professor compared such systems to "bullshit generators" — hardly a flattering description for technology some say should replace search engines. (Google investigated the drawbacks of AI-accelerated search in 2021. ).
A major shift in Google's strategy for this technology can be seen in the upcoming launch of Bard. Although Pichai emphasizes in his blog post that Google will "combine external feedback with our own internal testing to make sure Bard's responses meet a high bar for quality, safety, and groundedness in real-world information," it is more or less a given that the system will make mistakes, some of which may be serious.
In the meantime, Google continues to emphasize how it has already incorporated AI into many of its products, including search. Google has been using AI to summarize an increasing number of search results over the past few years, surfacing information from websites rather than letting users click and explore on their own. According to Pichai's post, the following features will likely be seen more frequently in the future:.
Soon, you'll notice AI-powered Search features that condense complex information and multiple viewpoints into digestible formats so you can quickly understand the big picture and learn more from the web, whether that means looking for additional perspectives, like blogs from people who play both the piano and the guitar, or going deeper on a related topic, like beginner-friendly starting points. Soon, Google Search will start implementing these new AI features.