Google introduces its conversational AI platform Bard; public availability just weeks away
Bard is Google’s experimental conversational AI platform
Like ChatGPT, Bard is conversational and relies on Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). It will be available for use by trusted testers before Google opens it up and makes it more widely available to the public.
Bard answers a complex question about NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to a 9-year-old
Pichai explains where Bard will get its information from and more by writing, “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. Bard can be an outlet for creativity, and a launchpad for curiosity, helping you to explain discoveries from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to a 9-year-old, or learn more about the best strikers in football right now, and then get drills to build your skills.”
And while ChatGPT is seen as a Search replacement, Google is using its AI capabilities to improve Search. Pichai points out the change in Google Search queries that helps users get the answers to the questions that deep inside they want to ask. “When people think of Google, they often think of turning to us for quick factual answers, like ‘how many keys does a piano have?'”
Google will be adding AI capabilities to Search
The executive continues, “But increasingly, people are turning to Google for deeper insights and understanding — like, ‘is the piano or guitar easier to learn, and how much practice does each need?’ Learning about a topic like this can take a lot of effort to figure out what you really need to know, and people often want to explore a diverse range of opinions or perspectives.” Eventually, Google will offer tools and APIs that will allow others to develop informative apps with Bard’s AI capabilities.
Google will soon add AI capabilities to its Search app
But soon, Google plans on adding AI features to Search that will turn complex information from different sides of the story into “easy-to-digest formats.” You’ll be able to understand the big picture and learn more from the internet. Pichai states that new AI features will soon be available on Google Search. The idea is to create new ways for users to take advantage of the information they receive from Google Search regardless if the response from Search is a video, audio, images, or language.
Google’s CEO promises that when it comes to AI it will be “bold with innovation and responsible in our approach.” The executive made it sound like we will see Bard start to make its mark on Google Search and other Google applications “in the weeks and months ahead.”
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