Google has revealed the release of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot,
Bard, which aims to compete with ChatGPT. Bard will be put to the test by a
select group before being made available to the public in the near future. The
chatbot is built on Google's existing AI language model Lamda and is designed
to provide answers and engage in conversations on a variety of topics.
According to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the aim of Bard is to bring together
the knowledge of the world with the intelligence and creativity of AI language
models. The platform will initially run on a lightweight version of Lamda,
making it more accessible to a wider audience. Pichai emphasized the
importance of "bold and responsible" AI services but did not provide details
on how harmful or offensive content will be prevented.
The announcement follows speculation that Microsoft may integrate AI chatbot
ChatGPT into its search engine Bing. Chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard utilize
the internet as a database of knowledge and can answer questions and provide
information in text form. The ultimate goal of chatbots is believed to be to
provide a single, definitive answer to internet searches, rather than pages of
links.
Pichai notes that people are asking more nuanced questions on Google search
and AI can be helpful in providing insights for questions with no one right
answer.