Google has announced that more people will be able to access its AI chatbot, “Bard,” developed to compete with Microsoft’s ChatGPT. Initially, Bard was only available to a small group of trusted testers hand-picked by Google, but now the company is opening up a waitlist to use the technology. Google is limiting the amount of interaction that can occur between Bard and its users as a precautionary measure to avoid inaccurate information.
Why it matters: This announcement reflects the increasing competition between Google and Microsoft in the development of AI language models. With Google’s launch of “Bard” to a wider audience, the company aims to counter Microsoft’s early lead in this field. The development and deployment of AI language models have the potential to revolutionize various industries and sectors, including healthcare, education, and entertainment.
- Bard is still in the research phase, but the goal is to eventually create a system that can generate high-quality creative writing in a variety of styles and genres.
- Despite the technology’s pitfalls, Bard still offers “incredible benefits” such as “jumpstarting human productivity, creativity and curiosity,” Google said in a blog post
- This project is part of a broader trend in AI research, as many companies and research institutions are investing in developing AI systems that can generate creative work, such as music, art, and literature.
