Google introduces Bard: An AI Chatbot Service

Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO unveiled a new chatbot tool called Bard in an apparent bid to compete with the viral ChatGPT. Just like ChatGPT, Google Bard is an AI-powered chatbot that can offer answers to many queries in a conversational way.

Introducing Bard Google tweeted, “Bard is an experimental conversational AI service, powered by LaMDA. Built using our large language models and drawing on information from the web, it’s a launchpad for curiosity and can help simplify complex topics”, through its official Twitter handle.

GoogleAI service powered by LaMDA

Google’s CEO took to Twitter to reveal its development. He tweeted, “1/ In 2021, we shared next-gen language + conversation capabilities powered by our Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). Coming soon: Bard, a new experimental conversational #GoogleAI service powered by LaMDA”, through his official Twitter handle.

“2/ Bard seeks to combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence, and creativity of our large language models. It draws on information from the web to provide fresh, high-quality responses. Today we’re opening Bard up to trusted external testers”, added another tweet.

Further, he said, “3/ We’ll combine their feedback with our own internal testing to make sure Bard’s responses meet our high bar for quality, safety, and groundedness and we will make it more widely available in coming weeks. It’s early, we will launch, iterate and make it better” in another tweet.

“As people turn to Google for deeper insights and understanding, AI can help us get to the heart of what they’re looking for. We’re starting with AI-powered features in Search that distill complex info into easy-to-digest formats so you can see the big picture and then explore more Developers can soon try our Generative Language API, initially powered by LaMDA with a range of models to follow. Over time, our goal is to create a set of tools and APIs that will make it easy for others to build more innovative applications with AI”, added in another tweet.

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Google had been reluctant to make strides in language-based AI, amid universal fears of technology that was not ready. The search engine giant feared an AI-powered Bing would take away from its own popularity.