Google to bring ChatGPT’s rival Bard AI

Google will unveil an artificial intelligence chatbot technology called Bard which will compete directly with rival ChatGPT, an AI service created by OpenAI. Bard is powered by the company’s large language model LaMDA, or Language Model for Dialogue Applications. Google will open up the conversation technology to “trusted testers” ahead of making it more widely available to the public.

Pichai said that the AI service draws on information from the web to provide fresh, high-quality responses.

“Bard seeks to combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence and creativity of our large language models. Bard can be 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, and then get drills to build your skills,” Pichai added.

Initially, Google will launch a lighter version of the model which features less computing power.