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Already months behind, Google is slowly rolling out its AI-powered chatbot, Bard, today. But Google\u2014once a powerhouse in search\u2014looks like it\u2019s taking an extremely conservative approach to its new chatbot.<\/p>\n

What is Bard? Google describes it as a \u201ccomplementary experience to Google Search,\u201d in its Tuesday. Google announced the Bard chatbot<\/a> in February, noting that it uses a different language model, called LaMDA (or Language Model for Dialogue Applications), which it will use to power the chatbot. <\/p>\n

But if you\u2019re wondering if Google is taking a mighty swing at chat-powered search? No, not right now. In fact, its blog post seems quite muted, as if it\u2019s simply trying to stand at the plate and not strike out.<\/p>\n

For one, there\u2019s simply the approach: Complementing Google Search sounds rather conservative\u2014since Google already controls roughly 90 percent of the search market, it\u2019s clearly not willing to swing for the fences quite yet. Bard looks like the first instances of Bing\u2019s AI chat: simple answers, idea generation, that sort of thing. We don\u2019t know, for example, how long answers can be, and whether Bard will allow for creative responses like Bing and ChatGPT generate. It will, however, allow you to select from various \u201cdrafts\u201d of the response, where you can actually see a sentence or two. Um, cool?<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\tAuthor: Mark Hachman<\/a>, Senior Editor\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nAs PCWorld’s senior editor, Mark focuses on Microsoft news and chip technology, among other beats. He has formerly written for PCMag, BYTE, Slashdot, eWEEK, and ReadWrite.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n