2023 is an exciting time for AI enthusiasts like me. The new AI development rivalry between companies like Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft has put them at war with each other. It’s a competition that no one could have imagined just a year ago. It reminds me of the movie Mean Girls, where Regina George was the queen bee and the most popular girl in her high school. But then, K Haron joined the school and became another version of Regina George, only smarter. In the AI world, Google’s AI chatbot Bard is like K Haron to Regina George.
OpenAI first launched chatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot, in November 2022. It can respond to prompts and questions with human-like answers, write essays, solve math problems, and even mimic different voices in real-time. Its basic version is available for free and has become very popular. OpenAI recently introduced a paid version called chatGPT plus, which offers priority access, faster response times, and other benefits for $20 a month.
Enter Google’s AI chatbot Bard. Google announced Bard in February as its answer to chatGPT. Bard is trained on Palm 2, Google’s newest large language model. It outperforms Palm and uses significantly less compute at inference time. Bard has impressive generative AI capabilities and can handle math, logic, reasoning, and coding better than its previous models.
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ard can collaborate on tasks like code generation, debugging, and explaining code snippets. It can be used for generating writing drafts, brainstorming ideas, and chatting about general topics. Bard can provide links to resources for more information and even generate customizable tables. It also has voice typing, location-based searches, and the ability to solve logic-based math and word problems.
Google has upgraded Bard to provide images as part of its responses, making it more versatile. Bard can access and draw up-to-date responses from the internet, unlike chatGPT, which is limited to information before September 2021. Bard also creates several different versions of every prompt it gets, giving users more options.
Bard supports over 40 different languages and offers translations, making it globally accessible. It can generate emails, articles, summaries, and blog posts. Bard's tables help to quickly scan information, and it can export them to Google Sheets. It also has visual responses, allowing users to generate images from prompts using a plugin with Adobe's Firefly software.
In comparison, chatGPT has limitations in terms of internet access, response variations, and language support. Bard has the upper hand in providing more accurate and context-rich responses. It excels in coding tasks and offers additional features like location-based searches and voice typing.
Google has given itself a fair fighting chance in the AI chatbot competition with Bard. While chatGPT may be more well-known, Bard's capabilities and upgrades make it a strong contender. It's worth trying out both chatGPT and Bard to see their strengths and weaknesses.
2023 is indeed an exciting year for AI enthusiasts, with companies like Google and OpenAI pushing the boundaries of AI chatbot technology. The competition between them is driving innovation and benefiting users worldwide. It will be fascinating to see how AI chatbots continue to evolve and enhance our daily lives.
