Google Bard: A New Player in the AI War
“Soon, you’ll see AI-powered features in Search that distill complex information and multiple perspectives into easy-to-digest formats, so you can quickly understand the big picture and learn more from the web: whether that’s seeking out additional perspectives, like blogs from people who play both piano and guitar, or going deeper on a related topic, like steps to get started as a beginner.”
-CEO Sundar Pichai
-CEO Sundar Pichai
Introduction
Google is looking to make its mark in the AI space with the upcoming launch of its new chatbot, Bard. This move is seen as a response to the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT developed by startup OpenAI and funded by Microsoft. Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, announced the launch of Bard in a blog post, mentioning that the chatbot is already available to "trusted testers" and aims to put the "breadth of the world's knowledge" behind a conversational interface.What is Google Bard?
Google Bard is based on a smaller version of a powerful AI model called LaMDA, which was first announced in May 2021. The model is similar to the technology used in ChatGPT and allows Google to offer the chatbot to a larger number of users and gather feedback to improve the quality and accuracy of its responses.Google Bard vs ChatGPT
Google is developing Bard using a smaller version of the powerful AI model LaMDA, which was first announced in May 2021. LaMDA is based on similar technology to ChatGPT, allowing Google to offer the chatbot to more users and gather feedback to improve its quality and accuracy.Both Google and OpenAI are building their bots on text generation software that, while eloquent, is prone to fabrication and can replicate unsavory styles of speech. Addressing these limitations and updating the software with new information presents a challenge for building powerful and lucrative new products on top of the technology.
How can I access Google Bard?
Currently, Google Bard is limited to a select group of trusted testers and is not yet available for general public testing. However, Google is developing a smaller version of LaMDA, referred to as a "lightweight model version", which requires fewer computational resources.Integration with Search
Interestingly, Pichai did not announce plans to integrate Bard into Google's search engine. Instead, he showcased a novel and cautious use of AI technology to enhance conventional search. For questions without a single agreed-on answer, Google will synthesize a response that reflects differing opinions. Pichai also mentioned that Google plans to make the underlying technology available to developers through an API, similar to what OpenAI is doing with ChatGPT, but did not offer a timeline.ChatGPT's Success and Challenges
The excitement generated by ChatGPT has led to speculation that Google faces a serious challenge to its dominance in a web search for the first time in years. Microsoft, which recently invested around $10 billion in OpenAI, is holding a media event related to ChatGPT's creator and is believed to announce new features for its search engine, Bing.However, some AI experts advise caution with ChatGPT, noting that the tool does not understand the information it serves and is prone to making things up. Google's AI experts are faced with a challenge, as the company's researchers developed some of the technology behind ChatGPT.
ChatGPT is built on the AI model GPT, a transformer first invented at Google, and improved by OpenAI through human feedback to fine-tune its output. Google has chosen to proceed cautiously when adding the technology behind LaMDA to its products due to the limitations of AI models trained on text scraped from the web, including exhibiting racial and gender biases and repeating hateful language.
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