{"id":621046,"date":"2023-03-23T09:48:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/the-download-googles-bard-experiment-and-ernie-bots-rehabilitation\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T09:48:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:48:43","slug":"the-download-googles-bard-experiment-and-ernie-bots-rehabilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/the-download-googles-bard-experiment-and-ernie-bots-rehabilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: Google\u2019s Bard experiment, and Ernie Bot\u2019s rehabilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plus: TikTok’s preparing for its moment before Congress<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n

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This is today’s edition of\u00a0The Download<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

Google just launched Bard, its answer to ChatGPT\u2014and it wants you to make it better<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Google has launched Bard, the search giant\u2019s answer to OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT and Microsoft\u2019s Bing Chat. Unlike Bing Chat, Bard does not look up search results\u2014all the information it returns is generated by the model itself. But it is still designed to help users brainstorm and answer queries. Google wants Bard to become an integral part of the Google Search experience.<\/p>\n

The company is now making the chatbot available for free to early users who sign up to a waitlist, to help test and improve the technology in what they say is still an experiment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But experts worry that pitching Bard as an experiment is a PR trick that larger companies use to reach millions of customers while also removing themselves from accountability if anything goes wrong. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Will Douglas Heaven<\/em><\/p>\n

The bearable mediocrity of Baidu\u2019s ChatGPT competitor<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Baidu revealed Ernie Bot last week, the first Chinese rival to ChatGPT was met with an almost overwhelming wave of disappointment. Chinese publications with testing access ridiculed the chatbot\u2019s performance, social media users mocked it with memes, and Baidu\u2019s stock dropped by 6.4%.<\/p>\n

But a curious thing has happened since last week\u2019s launch: Ernie Bot\u2019s reputation seems to have bounced back. More Chinese reporters gained access to the chatbot, and there\u2019s been a general realization that Ernie Bot is probably good enough for the Chinese market. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2014Zeyi Yang<\/em><\/p>\n

Zeyi\u2019s story is from China Report, MIT Technology Review\u2019s weekly newsletter examining power and tech in China. <\/strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/a> to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 TikTok is preparing to testify before US Congress<\/strong>
CEO Shou Zi Chew has warned politicians that banning TikTok could harm the US economy. (Vox<\/a>)
+ He\u2019s determined to allay fears that TikTok shares data with China\u2019s government. <\/em>(WP<\/a> $)
+ Its recommendation algorithm is at the heart of the geopolitical tug of war. <\/em>(FT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

2 Google\u2019s Bard is incredibly cautious<\/strong>
But it\u2019s still prepared to make up things up. (NYT<\/a> $)
+ Its sense of humor could do with some work. <\/em>(WP<\/a> $)
+ Bard comes up poorly against rivals GPT-4 and Claude. <\/em>(TechCrunch<\/a>)<\/p>\n

3 Scientists are being prevented from accessing data on covid\u2019s origins<\/strong>
They\u2019ve been locked out of a vital database. (The Atlantic<\/a> $)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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4 How we count abortions in America now<\/strong>
Tracking the number of abortions post-Roe is fraught with complications. (Undark Magazine<\/a>)
+ The cognitive dissonance of watching the end of Roe unfold online. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5 Bitcoin is booming (yet again)<\/strong>
It\u2019s bounced back from FTX\u2019s collapse with aplomb. (WSJ<\/a> $)
+ Crypto exchanges are scouting around for a new FTX. <\/em>(Bloomberg<\/a> $)
+ An imminent ruling from<\/em> New York has the industry on tenterhooks. <\/em>(Wired<\/a> $)
+ It\u2019s okay to opt out of the crypto revolution. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

6 Ticket scalpers are always one step ahead<\/strong>
No matter how hard artists try to outwit them. (Motherboard<\/a>)<\/p>\n

7 What does a post-search internet look like?<\/strong>
When chatbots become aggregators, the web becomes a lot less social. (New Yorker<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

8 Inside Taiwan\u2019s most mysterious chipmaker
<\/strong>TSMC is the world\u2019s biggest semiconductor company, and notoriously secretive. (Wired<\/a> $)
+ What\u2019s next for the chip industry. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

9 Tinder swindlers are becoming more brazen<\/strong>
Romance fraud is on the rise, and confident young men are the targets. (The Verge<\/a>)<\/p>\n

10 3D-printers are being used to produce food ????<\/strong>
Cheesecake\u2019s on the menu. (The Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBankrupt, Silicon Valley Bank now is. Pensions, people lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014What a Yoda chatbot had to say on the banking crisis currently engulfing the tech industry, Bloomberg<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

The big story<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Whatever happened to DNA computing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/a>October 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more than five decades, engineers have shrunk silicon-\u00adbased transistors over and over again, creating progressively smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient computers in the process. But the long technological winning streak\u2014and the miniaturization that has enabled it \u2014can\u2019t last forever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What could this successor technology be? There has been no shortage of alternative computing approaches proposed over the last 50 years. Here are five of the more memorable ones. Read about five of the most memorable ones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Lakshmi Chandrasekaran<\/em><\/p>\n

We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? <\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a> or <\/em>tweet ’em at me<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

+ What can I say, cows love jazz<\/a>.
+ Rick Rubin<\/a>, who knows a thing or two about creativity, says we can all tap into our innate brilliance. What\u2019re you waiting for?
+ Please tell me this is fake<\/a>.
+ Everyone\u2019s fighting over this super remote home<\/a>.
+ We could all do with learning how to be better losers<\/a>.<\/svg> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Rhiannon Williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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