Google announces new AI chatbot UPDATE: Microsoft introduces AI functionality to Bing

[VOSS]

Google made their announcement yesterday, Microsoft just made theirs:

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Following Google's Bard announcement, Microsoft today held an event where it announced plans to add conversational AI tools to both the Bing search engine and the Edge browser. Microsoft worked with OpenAI on ChatGPT, and an upgraded version of the AI technology that powers ChatGPT is built into Bing and Edge.

 

"AI will fundamentally change every software category, starting with the largest category of all - search," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

 

Bing allows for complex searches that can help with things like planning a trip itinerary or researching a television to buy. Microsoft says that users can refine their searches by asking for more details, clarity, and ideas. Bing is also able to perform creative tasks like writing an email, creating a quiz for trivia night, prepping for a job interview, and more.

 

The new Microsoft Edge browser is also available with added AI capabilities. Edge can do things like summarize reports and provide key information, create comparisons between companies and products, and compose content when provided a prompt. It can take into account tone, format, and length with instruction.

 

Microsoft says that the new OpenAI model that it's using is more powerful than ChatGPT, and it has been customized for search. The AI model is "faster, more accurate and more capable."

 

The updated Bing search engine with ChatGPT integration is available as of today, though in a limited preview capacity. Users can try sample queries on the Bing website and sign up for the waitlist. Microsoft plans to scale the preview to millions of people in the coming weeks, and a mobile experience will be in preview soon.

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OP:

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Google on Monday announced an artificial intelligence chatbot technology called Bard that the company will begin rolling out in the coming weeks. 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, the company said in a blog post Monday.

 

Last week, CNBC reported that Google is testing some of these features with employees as part of a “code red” plan to respond to ChatGPT, the popular chatbot backed in part by Microsoft.

 

“Soon, you’ll see AI-powered features in Search that distill complex information and multiple perspectives into easy-to-digest formats, so you can quickly understand the big picture and learn more from the web: whether that’s seeking out additional perspectives, like blogs from people who play both piano and guitar, or going deeper on a related topic, like steps to get started as a beginner,” wrote CEO Sundar Pichai.

 

The product tests come after a recent all-hands meeting where employees raised concerns about the company’s competitive edge in AI. Google’s AI chief, Jeff Dean, told employees at the time that the company has much more “reputational risk” in providing wrong information and thus is moving “more conservatively than a small startup.” However, he and Pichai teased at the time that Google may launch similar products to the public sometime this year.

 

The company emphasized Monday that it will need rigorous testing, saying “we’ll combine external feedback with our own internal testing to make sure Bard’s responses meet a high bar for quality, safety and groundedness in real-world information.”

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Edited February 7, 2023 by VOSS

[elevate]

Yes, this was the obvious response. If Microsoft Bing is able to launch in the next few weeks with a faster, more knowledgeable ChatGPT that's accessible, free, and isn't overcome with 503 errors like the current model, Google faces its first existential risk since its inception, given ChatGPT is the fastest growing app of all time (surpassing even Tiktok).

 

My hope is that the Google one actually provides competition, rather than create a duopoly between two market leaders that leads to weak products infused with ads and privacy risks. It says a lot that Google was late to the game here; their search is the worst it has ever been, imo, and they've gotten lazy in general given their dominance.

Edited February 7, 2023 by elevate

[magazine]

They can choke 

[Nano]

Bard? Is it gonna sing on command too?

[Smarticle]

Not ChatGPT lighting a fire under their asses

[Sombre]

this has been in the works for years at Google. i guess the popularity of chatgpt pushed them to release it (in beta mode, at least). also Google's AI is amazing, google assistant is so clever when compared to literally any other virtual assistant, including Siri (which is horrible).

Edited February 7, 2023 by Sombre

[MonsterJohn]

Bard though? Girl I know it will be at least decent but the name is not giving at all

[VOSS]

Guess I'll put this in the same thread, Microsoft just announced integration of the tech that powers ChatGPT into Bing.

 

From their blog post:

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We have brought together search, browsing and chat into one unified experience you can invoke from anywhere on the web, delivering:

• Better search. The new Bing gives you an improved version of the familiar search experience, providing more relevant results for simple things like sports scores, stock prices and weather, along with a new sidebar that shows more comprehensive answers if you want them.
• Complete answers. Bing reviews results from across the web to find and summarize the answer you’re looking for. For example, you can get detailed instructions for how to substitute eggs for another ingredient in a cake you are baking right in that moment, without scrolling through multiple results.
• A new chat experience. For more complex searches – such as for planning a detailed trip itinerary or researching what TV to buy – the new Bing offers new, interactive chat. The chat experience empowers you to refine your search until you get the complete answer you are looking for by asking for more details, clarity and ideas – with links available so you can immediately act on your decisions.
• A creative spark. There are times when you need more than an answer – you need inspiration. The new Bing can generate the content to help you. It can help you write an email, create a 5-day itinerary for a dream vacation to Hawaii, with links to book your travel and accommodations, prep for a job interview or create a quiz for trivia night. The new Bing also cites all its sources, so you’re able to see links to the web content it references.
• New Microsoft Edge experience. We’ve updated the Edge browser with new AI capabilities and a new look, and we’ve added two new functionalities: Chat and compose. With the Edge Sidebar, you can ask for a summary of a lengthy financial report to get the key takeaways – and then use the chat function to ask for a comparison to a competing company’s financials and automatically put it in a table. You can also ask Edge to help you compose content, such as a LinkedIn post, by giving it a few prompts to get you started. After that, you can ask it to help you update the tone, format and length of the post. Edge can understand the web page you’re on and adapts accordingly.

[Katamari]

On 2/6/2023 at 11:10 PM, Smarticle said:

Not ChatGPT lighting a fire under their asses

Right lol. Always playing catch up