Google has decided to open the door of its safe and what the giant search engine hides there promises.
After weeks talking about the revolution that ChatGPT represents, the artificial intelligence from the OpenAI company that seems to be changing the ways in which we make queries on the web, Google has taken the step.
The American company had been working on a conversational chat similar to that of OpenAI for some time and although a few weeks ago everything indicated that it was not going to be launched yet, the Mountain View company is not going to miss this opportunity (in which Microsoft has already given his steps to hit checkbook) high.
“Two years ago we introduced a new generation of conversational and language functions based on our LaMDA model (Language Model for Dialogue Applications). Since then, we have been working on an experimental conversational AI, based on LaMDA, which we have named Bard. Today, we’re going a step further by sharing it with a group of trusted testers, who will test it before making it available to the public in the coming weeks,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement.
As the manager explains, Bard takes information from the internet and uses it to offer current and high-quality answers. It can serve to satisfy curiosity or to unleash creativity. Google claims that it can be used to explain to a 9-year-old boy the latest discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope, or to learn about today’s best goalscorers and then create training routines to help you improve your skills.
Likewise, making clear the enormous potential of its artificial intelligence model, Pichai assures that at first they will launch a reduced model to reach more users.
“This model has the advantage that it requires much less computing power. This will allow you to reach more users, thus allowing for more feedback. We will combine this external feedback with our own internal testing to fine-tune Bard’s responses so that they provide a high level of quality, security and based on real world information. We are sure that this phase of testing will help us to continue learning and improving the quality and speed of Bard”, he explains.
For Google to launch a watered-down first version makes a lot of sense, since a few months ago the Meta chatbot had to be withdrawn due to the bugs it presented and its racist responses.
Likewise, the Mountain View company was the focus of controversy last year when an engineer working with its AI alerted that one of its programs was capable of having human feelings. The controversy was settled with the dismissal of the engineer.
Using a conversational chat like Bard or ChatGPT will definitely change the way we search the Internet. Much has been made lately about how Microsoft could use the capabilities of ChatGPT in its search engine, Bing.
But Google doesn’t seem willing to get the upper hand. According to Pichai’s statement, they are working with artificial intelligence and “creating completely new ways to interact with information, whether in the form of language, images, video or audio. And we are working to incorporate these AI advances into our products. , starting with the Finder”.
The example is clear. Users increasingly use the Google search engine to find information at a deeper level of knowledge. Things like “Which is easier, learning to play the piano or the guitar? And how much practice does each of these instruments require?” are questions that Google receives.
Thanks to the use of advanced artificial intelligence in the search engine, it will be easier to synthesize ideas and answer more difficult questions like the ones above, where there can be several points of view. “Soon, Google Search will have AI-assisted functions capable of processing complex information – with multiple perspectives – and presenting it in easy-to-absorb formats. They will help you quickly understand the big picture about an issue and get more out of the internet “, they explain from Google.
They will soon begin incorporating these new AI-assisted features into Google Search, according to the company.
In fact, as shown in the image provided by the company in its publication, these answers could appear as a paragraph after the search bar, above the traditional results, thus allowing the user to have a conversation with the company. AI.
Starting in March, Google will begin allowing developers, creators, and businesses to try out its new generative language API. Initially the API will use LaMDA as a base and other models will follow later.
“Our idea is to create a set of tools and APIs that make it easier to develop more innovative applications with AI. For startups interested in building reliable (and credible) AI systems, it is also essential to have the power of necessary calculation. In this sense, we have partnership agreements between Google Cloud and Cohere, C3.ai and Anthropic. We will soon publish more details about these initiatives for developers, “they say.
The revolution represented by artificial intelligence-based conversational chats seems clear, and could even mean a change in the Internet as we know it. Google did not want to miss this party in which it has been working for years, but it will not be the only guest. Microsoft has invested 10,000 million in OpenIA, while Google announced last Friday the investment of 300 million in Antrophic, an AI company. “This is just the beginning,” says Sundar Pichai.
