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The landscape of AI chatbots just became a bit more competitive. Google<\/a> announced today that it\u2019s opening access to Bard, the company\u2019s experimental text-based service that lets you collaborate with generative AI<\/a>. The company will slowly roll out access to the chatbot starting with the U.S. and U.K. markets and will expand to more countries and languages over time.<\/p>\n
Bard, a conversational AI chatbot comparable to ChatGPT<\/a>, Claude<\/a> and Bing Chat<\/a>, is built on Google\u2019s Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA<\/a>), which was first introduced in 2021. The new chatbot aims to emulate human-like conversations by utilizing natural language processing and machine learning to generate realistic and helpful responses to user queries.<\/p>\n
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In its surprise release, Google acknowledges that large language models (LLMs) may have their shortcomings and that users should approach Bard with caution. \u201cFor instance, because they learn from a wide range of information that reflects real-world biases and stereotypes, those sometimes show up in their outputs. And they can provide inaccurate, misleading or false information while presenting it confidently.\u201d <\/p>\n
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The company also includes a warning at the bottom of the chatbot text input box, saying Bard may display inaccurate or offensive information that doesn\u2019t represent the company\u2019s views.<\/p>\n
Image credit: Google.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBard functions similarly to ChatGPT, Claude, Bing Chat and other AI chatbots. Users can input text, and Bard will generate a fitting, often surprisingly helpful reply. A distinctive feature of Bard is that it presents users with several drafts of its response, allowing them to choose the most suitable starting point for their request. If a completely new response is desired, users can prompt Bard again. This is reminiscent of the creative, balanced and precise options provided by Bing Chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n
A noteworthy point in the announcement is that Bard serves as a direct interface to LLMs and is intended to complement Google Search, according to the company. Bard also incorporates a \u201cGoogle it\u201d button, which redirects users to a relevant Google Search on some queries.<\/p>\n
Throughout the announcement post<\/a>, Google repeatedly emphasizes that \u201cBard is an experiment.\u201d The company dedicates an entire section to explaining how Bard is guided by its AI Principles<\/a> and how it maintains a focus on quality and safety. <\/p>\n
Interestingly, Bard\u2019s unveiling comes almost exactly two years<\/a> after the publication of \u201cOn the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?\u201d by former Google researchers, an event that led to the dismissal of Timnit Gebru<\/a>, the former co-lead of Google\u2019s ethical AI team.<\/p>\n
The original research paper<\/a> questioned \u201cwhether enough thought has been put into the potential risks associated with developing [large language models] and strategies to mitigate these risks.\u201d Gebru\u2019s public dismissal became a major news story.<\/p>\n
Google stated in the announcement, \u201cWe\u2019ll continue to improve Bard and add capabilities, including coding, more languages and multimodal experiences. And one thing is certain: We\u2019ll learn alongside you as we go. With your feedback, Bard will keep getting better and better.\u201d<\/p>\n
To try Bard, users can sign up at bard.google.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n
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