Google shows off more of what its ChatGPT competitor Bard can do

Google search boss Prabhakar Raghavan shared some new examples of his new conversational technology Bard in a livestream event in Paris on Wednesday. Bard OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI is Google’s competitor.

The presentation followed an event on Tuesday where Microsoft announced that OpenAI’s GPT technology would be integrated into the home page of its search product Bing.

Raghavan showed slides with new examples of Bard’s abilities during a short presentation. One slide showed how Bard could be used to illustrate the pros and cons of buying an electric car, for example, and to plan a trip to Northern California.

“Let’s say you’re in the market for a new car, one that fits your family,” Raghavan said. “Bard can help you consider things from a variety of angles, from budget to safety and more, and help make things easier and more meaningful. Among them.”

Raghavan showed how Bard could also present the pros and cons of electric cars.

The first bullet under “pro” said: “Electric cars produce zero emissions while driving, which is better for the environment than a gas-powered car. Gas cars produce emissions that contribute to climate change.” They’re generally cheaper to operate,” read another bullet point. “They don’t require oil changes or tune-ups and have fewer moving parts, so can go wrong.”

The first bullet under “cons” states: “Electric cars have a more limited driving range depending on battery size.” Another bullet points out that “charging an electric car can take some time, especially if you use a public charging station.”

He showed another slide that explained how Bard could plan a road trip. “I think our first long drive will be from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, can you suggest a few stops along the way?”

Bard provided a list of four stops between the two locations, including Half Moon Bay, Pescadro and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, with a sentence describing each. A description says “Stop by the Pigeon Point Lighthouse for a great view.

The latest examples came after Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday publicly announced Google’s new conversational technology Bard, which is powered by its artificial intelligence and will be integrated into search, which confirmed CNBC’s original reporting. The company is opening the bar to select testers in the coming weeks before a wider launch.

But, reports also suggest that Bard, like other AI tools, can be fallible. A recent ad for Google’s service shows Bard misrepresenting the telescope used to take the first images of a planet outside our solar system, for example. A Google spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ad.

Pichai told employees that the company will require all employees to test Bard in a hackathon-like fashion as it faces pressure from investors and employees to compete with ChatGPT, Microsoft’s The OpenAI-backed chatbot that took the public by storm when it launched late last year. .