Google starts the race to catch up
Google has stepped up the competition in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) by presenting its new language model, the chatbot Bard, to the world last week. With the aim of catching up with ChatGPT, Bard will initially be available in 180 countries. Germany will not be among them - not least due to very restrictive data protection laws.
The Google plan
Last Wednesday, Google gathered thousands of developers, guests and employees at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, just a few steps away from the company headquarters. Google CEO Sundar Pichai set the theme for the day: "As you've already heard, AI has been very active over the past year."
The main announcement on this chilly morning from the Alphabet subsidiary was the new AI language model PaLM 2. This system is used in "25 Google products and features". According to Google manager Sissie Hsiao, the mathematical and logical capabilities of the system have been improved compared to its predecessor. It is particularly noteworthy that certain PaLM variants should even work offline on smartphones.
Improvements for multilingual entries
Another advance of the new system is its ability to handle multilingual input better than its predecessor. As an example, it was shown how the software translated the German expression "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof" (I only understand train station) as "I only understand train station", which was linguistically correct but incorrect in terms of meaning. When asked whether this was misleading, the software correctly replied that it was a proverb and provided an accurate English explanation of the actual meaning of the German sentence. With the introduction of the Bard chatbot, Google is showing its determination to catch up with ChatGPT. Bard is an advanced language model based on PaLM 2 and will be accessible in 180 countries. It is an important step towards further improving communication between humans and machines and offering users worldwide an even better voice experience.
The challenge for ChatGPT
ChatGPT has achieved great success in recent years and is considered the leading AI language model. However, with the launch of Bard, ChatGPT is facing serious competition. Google is aiming to develop Bard into a powerful and versatile chatbot that is available to users in different situations and in different languages. One impressive feature of Bard is its global availability. With the launch in 180 countries, Google is showing its commitment to making AI technologies accessible worldwide. Users from different parts of the world can benefit from Bard's advanced language capabilities and conduct their queries and communication in a natural and effective way.
Germany is left out for the time being
Although Bard will be available in many countries, Germany will be left out for the time being. There has been no official statement from Google as to the reasons for this, but it is believed that legal and regulatory aspects could play a role. Nevertheless, German users are hoping that Bard will be introduced in their country in the future to benefit from the advanced voice capabilities and improved communication with AI technology.
Conclusion
The launch of Chatbot Bard marks an important step in the development of AI technologies. Google is keen to catch up with ChatGPT and offer advanced and user-friendly voice features to users worldwide. The global availability of Bard promises improved communication between man and machine, while Germany continues to wait for the launch of Google's chatbot. It remains to be seen how the competition between ChatGPT and Bard will develop and what innovations the future of AI language models will bring.
