Following ChatGPT’s success, Google released its AI chatting service, Bard. Here’s all you need to know abou
Following ChatGPT’s success, Google released its AI chatting service, Bard. Here’s all you need to know about the next generation of the AI-powered chatbot.
Google Bard’s alternatives
AI chatting has been around for a while, although only more recently have chatbot technologies been increasingly adopted thanks to their growing ability to provide natural language conversations.
Many tech startups have worked on developing their own AI chatting service other than OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Here is a list of some of Bard’s competitors to watch.
Microsoft Bing
Microsoft has partnered with OpenAI to develop searches based on AI. The GPT-3.5 language model powers its new Bing search engine and will feature a chatbot assistant that can offer natural language responses, just like Bard. Bing is in the beta phase, but when fully released, it will provide users with the standard Bing search results and a ChatGPT-generated answer.
ChatSonic
ChatSonic is another AI chatting service powered by Google Search that lets users discuss topics in real-time, thanks to its ability to instantly acquire the latest factual content through an AI-based text generator called WriteSonic. Users can easily create AI artwork, texts and images other than receiving answers to queries. It should be noted that only the test version is free, while using the full service regularly will charge users starting from $12 per month.
YouChat
YouChat is another AI chatbot developed by the Germany-based You.com search engine. The peculiarity of YouChat is that it offers answers to questions and also provides the sources for its solutions to allow users to verify, review and fact-check the service’s responses.
Google Bard vs. ChatGPT
AI chatbots’ latest trending services have raised various security, privacy and efficiency queries. However, the first question everyone has in mind is if Google Bard is better than ChatGPT.
Similarly, both Google Bard and OpenAI’s ChatGPT are AI chatbots designed to interact with people through natural language models and machine learning to generate conversational text.
However, this is where their similarities end. Here are some of the main differences between the two services.
Bard’s use of a lighter version of LaMDA enables it to operate with less computing power and handle a larger number of concurrent users. This provides an advantage over ChatGPT, which has been known to struggle with efficiency during times of high demand.
ChatGPT produces content based on generative AI, a type of AI system capable of generating text, images or other media in response to prompts. However, such a system makes it more vulnerable to cyberattacks and deep fakes due to its regular use of digital images or videos to create content. On the other hand, Bard is trained around searching and providing conversational inputs that sound more natural and contextual instead of offering a set list of possible answers and easily forgeable files.
Still, ChatGPT is trying to help refine searches and offer more naturally sounding conversational search results, in line with Google’s Bard. In January, OpenAi signed a $10-billion deal with Microsoft to incorporate ChatGPT into its Bing search engine and provide more conversational search results.
The main difference between the two services is that ChatGPT’s data sets are as up-to-date as 2021, while Bard is based on newer information. Whether this will change in the near future is to be seen; in the meantime, Bard has an advantage over ChatGPT because it relies on Google’s highly updated search results.
Plagiarism and intellectual property are one of the main concerns for AI chatting. OpenAI offers a plagiarism detection tool that helps teachers catch their students in case they use it for homework tasks. On the other hand, Bard has yet to reveal any plans to include a plagiarism tool within its offering.
Is Google Bard safe?
AI chatbots are still in their infancy, and there are reasonable concerns over their security. However, Google’s reputation for putting safety at the forefront of its products’ development is encouraging.
Google delaying Bard’s release to the general public indicates that the company is focusing on service efficiency and security overall. Consistent testing through trusted testers suggests the company is taking all the necessary measures to prevent hacks and other cyberattacks.
It’s too soon to say whether Bard is safe or not. However, its continuous efforts to gather users’ feedback and testing results lead the tech community to believe that Google’s AI chatbot will be increasingly secure in the future.
Who can access Google Bard?
Google Bard has only initially been supported in the U.S. and U.K. and is exclusively accessible to trusted testers. In March 2023, the business opened a waitlist for the general public.
Bard users need a personal Google Account and must be 18 or over. Outside the U.S. and the U.K., the…
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