Google’s Alphabet and Microsoft are in a race to dominate the AI chatbot industry as Alphabet launches Bard and Microsoft reveals its own AI. Which Starts a new AI war Bard Vs ChatGPT. Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT has taken the tech world by storm since it was made available for public use last year, inspiring people worldwide to get creative with its conversational chatbot.
Similar services offered by both Bard and ChatGPT will allow users to input a question or request and receive a human-like response. Both technologies aim to embed AI tools into their search services Bing and Google Search, which account for a significant part of their revenue. ChatGPT Banned from Scientific Papers by Leading Journals.
The Key Differences: Bard vs. ChatGPT
Bard and ChatGPT both have the ability to distill complex information and multiple perspectives into digestible formats, with Bard’s distinct feature being its ability to include recent events in its responses. Although the exact differences between the two services are not yet clear, Bard has the advantage of access to more data, drawing information from the internet, while ChatGPT only has access to data until 2021.
Bard is based on LaMDA, or the Language Model for Dialogue Applications, while OpenAI’s ChatGPT is based on GPT, or Generative Pre-trained Transformer. ChatGPT has faced criticism for sometimes producing incorrect or nonsensical answers.
Availability: Bard and ChatGPT
OpenAI made a free research preview of ChatGPT available for public use on November 30, 2022, while Bard is currently only open to a limited group of testers. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced in a blog post that the conversational AI service will be widely available in the coming weeks.
Other Alternatives in the AI Chatbot Industry
Since ChatGPT’s launch, tech companies have doubled down on generative AI technology, and several startups are independently working on their projects. The latest addition to the industry is Baidu, China’s answer to Google, with its AI called Ernie.