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• Vox Shirin Ghaffary on x

  Here comes Bard, Google's version of ChatGPT

• @caseynewton@mastodon.social Casey Newton on mastodon

  Ultimately, I worry that Google's introduction of an AI that competes directly with publishers — as seen in this screenshot — is about to cause even more pain for digital media https://www.platformer.news/ ...

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  On the heels of OpenAI, ChatGPT noise and Google + Microsoft AI launches, Apple is holding its (previously scheduled) annual internal AI summit next week. It's like a WWDC for AI, but only for Apple employees.

• @sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x

  1/ In 2021, we shared next-gen language + conversation capabilities powered by our Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). Coming soon: Bard, a new experimental conversational #GoogleAI service powered by LaMDA. https://blog.google/...

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  Interestingly, the event will be held in the Steve Jobs Theater at the Apple HQ and the in-person event will be streamed to employees as well. So, essentially how Apple held media events pre-Covid. Have to wonder if Apple will also return to that for public product launches. http…

• @jjvincent James Vincent on x

  the news won't stop: Google's ChatGPT rival is official and it's called Bard, an “experimental conversational AI service” — only in closed beta right now, “more widely available to the public in the coming weeks,” says CEO Sundar Pichai https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitte…

• @levelsio @levelsio on x

  Google had AI image generation tech ready before DALL-E and Stable Diffusion but never shipped it They had AI text generation tech ready before GPT and ChatGPT but never shipped it Google is intrinsically sick and unable to ship a product or even maintain it (see Stadia, etc.)

• @thesephist Linus on x

  The vibes of this blog post https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @rachelmetz @rachelmetz on x

  ok, that's it; i'm planning everyone's baby showers with bard, google's new answer to chatgpt. https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...

• @google @google on x

  Bard is an experimental conversational AI service, powered by LaMDA. Built using our large language models and drawing on information from the web, it's a launchpad for curiosity and can help simplify complex topics → https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...

• @glenngabe Glenn Gabe on x

  In its current experimental form, I don't see any attribution or citations. No links, no clicks. That's an act of war against publishers IMO. Let's see how that goes... NeevAI's implementation is far better at this point. At least they cite sources with links to those sites. http…

• @sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x

  4/ As people turn to Google for deeper insights and understanding, AI can help us get to the heart of what they're looking for. We're starting with AI-powered features in Search that distill complex info into easy-to-digest formats so you can see the big picture then explore more…

• @sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x

  3/ We'll combine their feedback with our own internal testing to make sure Bard's responses meet our high bar for quality, safety, and groundedness and we will make it more widely available in coming weeks. It's early, we will launch, iterate and make it better.

• @sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on x

  5/ Developers can soon try our Generative Language API, initially powered by LaMDA with a range of models to follow. Over time, our goal is to create a set of tools and APIs that will make it easy for others to build more innovative applications with AI.

• @dinabass Dina Bass on x

  Well, well, well, Microsoft is holding a mystery press briefing tomorrow too at its Redmond, Washington headquarters https://twitter.com/...

• @trungtphan Trung Phan on x

  In an internal memo, Sundar Pichai calling for “a special company-wide dog food” of Bard. And plan to onboard developers and creators next month to play with LLMs. 🔗https://www.cnbc.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @jenn_elias Jennifer Elias on x

  NEW: Google CEO just told employees that soon, it will need “every Googler” to test its new AI chatbot Bard in a “special company-wide dogfood” and “in the spirit of an internal hackathon.” The escalated urgency “reminds me of early Google,” Sundar wrote https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @jeffnolan Jeff Nolan on x

  the FTC antitrust case against Google is made more complex by ChatGPT. https://twitter.com/...

• @scottmechlowicz Scott Mechlowicz on x

  @sundarpichai ‘ChatGPT, type my application to get access to Bard.’

• @patrickmoorhead Patrick Moorhead on x

  Let the games begin. Important to recognize this is a long game. At the cost of these models, it'll be tough for anyone that's not huge to train them. https://twitter.com/...

• @parismarx Paris Marx on x

  so you're telling me Google will further abstract where its search engine's answers are coming from to ensure users spend more time on its website and less visiting the sites it scrapes the answers from? sounds great for its ad business https://twitter.com/...

• @aparanjape Amit Paranjape on x

  Google's ‘Microsoft - Netscape’ (1995) moment is here and Google has taken its first step in its response against ChatGPT. Interesting battle ahead in the weeks / months ahead! https://www.cnbc.com/... Hope @sundarpichai is studying the @BillGates action plan from back then.

• @hausman_k Karol Hausman on x

  Google's response to ChatGPT: Bard It looks like there are many more tools coming soon. While it's exciting to see Google share its tech more broadly, I hope that all the parties in the AI race can remain responsible. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @refsrc Manish Singh on x

  Google launches Bard, its ChatGPT rival https://twitter.com/...

• @watcherguru @watcherguru on x

  JUST IN: Google $GOOGL to launch ChatGPT artificial intelligence rival ‘Bard’ in coming weeks.

• @willoremus Will Oremus on x

  Microsoft is holding a press event in Redmond tomorrow that's widely believed to be AI-related. Today, Google frontruns it by announcing its own plans to release an AI chatbot, called Bard. Story by @GerritD: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @tomgara Tom Gara on x

  Will be funny if after all the chatter of the last couple months, Google ends up integrating it's AI chat thing into search before Microsoft gets theirs into Bing https://blog.google/...

• @brianroemmele Brian Roemmele on x

  Thus far my testing of Google Bard is interesting. The approach is quite different. The AI arms race has really not even started, but in a decade you will have most of this on a single local chip with no network access needed. That is the real change. https://blog.google/...

• @gsterling @gsterling on x

  It's interesting that Bard currently has no sources/citations (as were promised) https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...

• @jamesrbuk James Ball on x

  Here we go... (This is a real future-in-fits-and-starts thing - these aren't actually a huge step forward in the technology, they're just a combination of refinement of it coupled with easy user interface and access. But they suddenly feel like *the future is here*.) https://twit…

• @maryjofoley Mary Jo Foley on x

  It's looking like we're in for a Bard vs. BingChatGPT battle this week.Will Gmail man make a comeback? Who will get Scroogled? Hold onto your chatbots, folks: https://www.theverge.com/...

• @levelsio @levelsio on x

  Every single Google launch in AI is without a link to a functioning product Just a press release or white paper They're miles ahead in AI tech, galaxies behind in actually shipping a working product https://twitter.com/...

• @brij Brij Singh on x

  Get ready to feel the shake-up! Google launching #BARD will send tremors through the $75 billion SEO market https://twitter.com/...

• @kprescott Katie Prescott on x

  Google boss sets out the details here ⬇️ 💥The context to this announcement is of course the barnstorming success of Microsoft backed ChatGPT which it plans to integrate into its Bing search engine https://twitter.com/...

• @rustybrick Barry Schwartz on x

  Google launches Bard, its answer to ChatGPT, to trusted testers - here is what it looks like https://searchengineland.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @marie_haynes Dr. Marie Haynes on x

  We are moving fast! Google Bard: ▶️Uses a lightweight version of LaMDA, a large language model (LLM) ▶️Draws on info from the web ▶️Will be opening soon for testing before available to the public https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...

• @scobleizer Robert Scoble on x

  Google jumps into the pool. https://twitter.com/...

• @daveyalba Davey Alba on x

  In a company blog post, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai says “Bard seeks to combine the breadth of the world's knowledge with the power, intelligence, and creativity of our large language models.” https://blog.google/...

• @tomwarren Tom Warren on x

  Google has just announced its ChatGPT rival, Bard. A group of “trusted testers” will get access today, followed by more wider public availability in the coming weeks https://www.theverge.com/...