Google is officially developing a Chat GPT competitor called Bard.
1/ In 2021, we shared next-gen language + conversation capabilities powered by our Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). Coming soon: Bard, a new experimental conversational #GoogleAI service powered by LaMDA. https://t.co/cYo6iYdmQ1
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) February 6, 2023
On 6th of Feb, 2023, Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the initiative in a blog post, describing it as an “experimental conversational AI service” that will answer user questions and participate in conversations. According to Pichai, the software will be made accessible to a set of “trusted testers” before it becomes more freely available to the public in the coming weeks.
It’s not entirely clear what features Bard will have, but it looks like the chatbot will have the same flexibility as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. A screenshot encourages users to ask the bard practical questions, such as how to arrange a baby shower or what can be made from a list of lunch ingredients.
2/ Bard seeks to combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence, and creativity of our large language models. It draws on information from the web to provide fresh, high-quality responses. Today we’re opening Bard up to trusted external testers. pic.twitter.com/QPy5BcERd6
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) February 6, 2023
“The bard can be an outlet for creativity and a springboard for curiosity,” Pichai writes, “much like you can explain to a 9-year-old the new discoveries from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope or football.” Learn more about today’s best strikers, and then get. Practice to improve your skills.”
Pichai also writes that Bard “pulls information from the web to deliver fresh, high-quality answers,” indicating that it may be able to answer queries about current events, while ChatGPT have difficulty doing so.
The haste and lack of information about Bard is indicative of the “code read” that was triggered within Google by the introduction of ChatGPT last year. Although the underlying technology of ChatGPT is not new, OpenAI’s choice to make the system publicly accessible on the web has exposed millions of people to this innovative form of automated text generation. There are concerns about ChatGPT’s impact on education, work, and the future of Internet search, which is of particular importance to Google.
Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI, has also benefited from the current situation. The corporation is reportedly adding ChatGPT to its Bing search engine and other office software products. Just last week, screenshots allegedly showing Bing better than ChatGPT were leaked.
Although Google has extensive experience with the type of AI that powers ChatGPT (in fact, it pioneered the key technology, Transformer, which is the “T” in GPT), the corporation has been more relaxed about releasing its tools to the public. Demonstrating. Google previously made LaMDA, the basic language model for Bard, accessible through its AI Test Kitchen program. However, this version is incredibly limited and can only generate text for a few questions.
Like other industry titans, Google is worried about the backlash against unproven AI. Major language models like LaMDA and GPT-3.5 (which powers ChatGPT) have well-documented tendencies to spread toxic content like hate speech and confidently deliver false information, so much so that one professor The systems have been compared to “bullshit generators”. A descriptive term for a technology that some believe should replace search engines. (In 2021, Google itself investigated the risks of AI accelerated search).
5/ Developers can soon try our Generative Language API, initially powered by LaMDA with a range of models to follow. Over time, our goal is to create a set of tools and APIs that will make it easy for others to build more innovative applications with AI.
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) February 6, 2023
Google’s approach to this technology will undergo a fundamental change with the upcoming release of Bard. In his blog post, Pichai stressed that Google will “combine external feedback with our own internal testing to ensure Bard’s answers are quality, secure, and grounded in real-world information.” meet a high bar” – however, it is almost certain that the system will ensure Errors, some of which can be severe.