What is Google Bard? The Exciting ChatGPT Rival Explained
If you're looking for a top-of-the-line conversational AI service, then look no further than Google Bard. Bard is an AI-powered chatbot that can act as a poet, a mathematician, and even a conversationalist. Similar to its rival, ChatGPT, Bard can answer complex questions about the universe and provide in-depth information on a range of topics. One feature that sets Bard apart is its connection to the web, which Google claims provides "fresh, high-quality responses".
Bard is powered by LaMDA, which stands for Language Model for Dialogue Applications. This machine learning algorithm is a type of "large language model" that has been extensively trained on vast datasets. It is capable of understanding human language as it is written.
Google I/O 2023
At Google I/O 2023, the tech giant announced several new features coming to Bard's AI-powered chatbot. These include:
- Google PaLM 2
- Improved citations
- Export capabilities to Google Docs and Gmail
- Export tool to export Python code through Replit
- Increased language support to 40 languages
- Multimodal functionality
- A wide variety of Adobe integrations
With these additions, Bard aims to become a more competitive AI chatbot, comparable to ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing. The hope is that Bard's logical capabilities will improve over time, allowing it to match its competitors when it comes to coding and logical reasoning. Improved search engine integration would help Bard to become a major player in the AI chatbot world.
How Does Google Bard Work?
Bard is built on deep learning algorithms called "large language models". LaMDA is the specific model used by Bard. Initially, Bard was released on a "lightweight model version" of LaMDA, which required significantly less computing power and allowed it to scale the chatbot to more users. Bard is now available globally in over 180 countries, and users can join using a Workspace account or a personal Google account.
Unlike traditional Google Search, which relies on keywords, Bard can provide detailed answers to open-ended questions. For example, instead of answering the question "how many keys does a piano have?", Bard can answer a more general query like "is the piano or guitar easier to learn?". Bard draws on information from the web and can provide up-to-date answers to a variety of questions.
Bard's language model, PaLM 2, is an important upgrade. It is a massive general LLM with expanded reasoning, language, and coding capabilities. Smaller LLMs have been developed to tackle more precise and specialized tools, such as Med-PaLM 2 and Sec-PaLM. Other features, such as improved citations and increased language support, also make Bard a more competitive AI chatbot.
The future looks bright for Google Bard. As it continues to evolve, it has the potential to become a major player in the AI chatbot world, challenging ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing.
