Google, a major player in technology, has announced intentions to introduce Bard, an AI-based chat program, to compete with ChatGPT, which has recently gained popularity. The conversational chatbot has been developing for several years and is based on LaMDA, Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications technology.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated in a blog post that Bard AI would be tested with the intention of making it more freely accessible “in the coming weeks.” The blog post further said that the software would draw on information from the web to provide fresh, high-quality responses. Google is pitching it as “an outlet for creativity, and a launchpad for curiosity, helping you to explain new discoveries from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to a 9-year-old, or learn more about the best strikers in football right now”. (https://eluminoustechnologies.com/)
Bard is only being made available to a select group of reliable testers
In order to save computer power and reach a larger audience, Bard would source its responses from a constrained version of its underlying language model, similar to ChatGPT. However, some media highlight significant differences between the two products from rival tech firms. According to a Forbes article, ChatGPT will be made available independently and maybe through an API (application programming interface).
Such a thing is not said about Bard AI. Additionally, Bard is only being made available to a select group of reliable testers. At the same time, ChatGPT is available to everyone for free (although there is a premium version called ChatGPT Plus).
