Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday demonstrated an updated core search product that embeds more AI in its answers as the company looks to fend off suspicions it is losing ground to Microsoft Corp’s OpenAI-powered Bing search. Is.
Google already has a Bard chatbot that competes with ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot that has created huge excitement among users with its human-like responses.
So when do you google and when do you bard?
The company says that traditional Google search should still be used to search and find information, such as locating something to buy.
Bard is a chatbot with a personality that can carry on a human conversation, and is intended to be used for creative collaboration, for example, to generate software code or write captions for photos.
What are the updates to Google Search?
With Enhanced Search called Search Generative Experience, Google’s home page still looks and acts like its familiar search bar.
The difference is in the answers: If the new Google detects that generative AI can be used to answer a question, the AI-generated response will appear at the top of the results page. Traditional links to the web will be down.
For example, a search for “weather San Francisco” would normally point a user to an eight-day forecast, while asking what outfit to wear in the California city, according to a Reuters demonstration, was prompted by an AI indicates a long reaction generated. earlier this week.
“You should bring layers including a short-sleeved shirt and a light sweater or jacket for the day,” said the results, which included links to websites where such advice is found.
Users will also be able to enter a new “interactive mode”, similar to Bard and ChatGPT, which remembers the user’s prior questions so users can more easily ask follow-ups.
However, the company states that the conversational mode is not designed to be a chatbot with personality; Its purpose is only to help improve search results. For example, unlike Bard and ChatGPT, its responses will never contain an “I” phrase.
Can I try the new Google search now?
not yet. The company said US consumers will gain access to the search generative experience in the coming weeks through a waiting list, a test phase during which Google will monitor the quality, speed and cost of search results.
Can I try Bard now?
The company said Wednesday that Bard is now available in 180 countries and territories with no waiting lists, and plans to expand its support to 40 languages.
(Reporting by Anna Tong in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Jeffrey Destin and Greg Bensinger in Mountain View, California; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Matthew Lewis)
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