AI services heating up! Google to launch Bard to compete with ChatGPT

After investing $300 million in the AI startup Anthropic and acquiring a 10% stake in the company, tech giant Google has announced that its conversational AI service, Bard, will be open for testing and is expected to be widely available to the public in the coming weeks.

AI Development Trends Surpassing Moore's Law

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai stated:

Artificial Intelligence has been a technology that Google has been dedicated to researching in recent years. Now, the scale of AI computation has been doubling every six months, far exceeding Moore's Law. Advanced generative AI and large language models are sparking imaginations around the world.

Conversational AI Service Bard

In the article, Pichai mentioned that Google has been working on developing an experimental conversational AI service, ensuring that its responses meet high standards in quality, safety, and accurate information. The technology of this AI service, Bard, is now mature, and Google is making it available to trusted testers, with plans to offer it widely to the public in the coming weeks.

Bard leverages Google's strengths to provide up-to-date and high-quality responses using information from the web. Previously, when people used Google, they typically sought quick factual answers, such as "How many keys does a piano have?" However, more and more people are turning to seek deeper insights and understanding.

For example: "Is it easier to learn the piano or guitar? How much practice time is needed?" Learning such topics may require a lot of effort, and AI can assist at such moments by condensing complex information and different perspectives into an easily understandable format, helping users grasp the big picture quickly. In other words, professional assistance that used to require face-to-face consultations or payment can now be sought with AI's help online, saving time and effort from having to search for information on one's own. The internet's helping hand is indeed more convenient!

Innovative Learning with AI

Google also announced that starting next month, it will open up for individual developers, creators, and businesses to easily use AI to build more innovative applications.

With the rise of ChatGPT, it seems that tech giants are racing to seize the opportunity. The advancement of AI technology will benefit the common people, and mastering these tools can accelerate our learning and save more time. This is a technological advancement to keep an eye on this year!