Is this the same thing that made this guy freak out last year? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31704063
No, that was LaMDA. https://cajundiscordian.medium.com/is-lamda-sentient-an-inte...
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#112Somehow I have the idea that the general sentiment is that people hope Google fails with Bard. Or at least does something stupid. Is it just me? (Not saying it is a good thing)
Can’t speak for anyone else, but I hope for the entire companies demise, as I do for any ad tech surveillance operation.
Agreed. And if I spot a way to kick it on its way down, I will.
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#113The page is utterly undescriptive on what google bard is. Given the hype about Large Language Models recently I assume it's yet again a chatbot of sorts ? Can anyone here enlight us ?
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#115I don’t think it’s good. ChatGPT is clearly better but that too is not that great. We are still a couple more iterations away. I also wonder if Google is at disadvantage because they’re not utilizing Nvidia hardwares? Or not to the extent OpenAI does?
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#116we’ve also built in guardrails, like capping the number of exchanges in a dialogue, to try to keep interactions helpful and on topic So it's simultaneously more neutered and less stable than what OpenAI already offers, in addition to being years behind. What exactly is the benefit to being an early adopter of this when there are better alternatives?
They're behind their competitor and they're already hobbling themselves. Their "Big brother knows best" attitude isnt going to help them much here. Its like they're stuck in the last decade.
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#117Is this the same thing that made this guy freak out last year? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31704063
No, that was LaMDA. https://cajundiscordian.medium.com/is-lamda-sentient-an-inte...
Bard is "powered by LaMDA". So it's at the bare minimum an interface to LaMDA.
I don't know exactly what's being added to make it distinct from LaMDA, but it is being pushed as LaMDA with extra bits.
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#118I'm curious for those who have actually tried it, what they think of the performance. A lot of the threads here are just talking about the country-limited rollout.
It feels like a very limited version of the ChatGPT.
Bard 2 week trip to Japan
Day 1: Fly from your home city to Narita International Airport (NRT) in Tokyo. Upon arrival, take the Narita Express train to Shinjuku Station. Check in to your hotel in Shinjuku.
Day 2: Explore Shinjuku. Visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building for stunning views of the city. Explore the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, a beautiful park with traditional Japanese gardens, a greenhouse, and a pond.
Day 3: Take a day trip to Hakone, a town in the mountains about an hour from Tokyo. Visit Lake Ashi, a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. Take a boat ride on the lake and enjoy the views. Visit Hakone Open-Air Museum, an outdoor museum with sculptures and other works of art.
Day 4: Take a Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto. Check in to your hotel in Kyoto.
Day 5: Explore Kyoto. Visit the Kiyomizu-dera Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, a beautiful bamboo forest.
Day 6: Take a day trip to Nara, a city about an hour from Kyoto. Visit Todai-ji Temple, a Buddhist temple that houses a giant statue of Buddha. Visit Nara Park, a park that is home to over 1,200 wild deer.
Day 7: Take a Shinkansen bullet train from Kyoto to Osaka. Check in to your hotel in Osaka.
Day 8: Explore Osaka. Visit the Dotombori district, a popular tourist destination with bright lights and many restaurants. Visit the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, one of the largest aquariums in Japan.
Day 9: Take a day trip to Hiroshima, a city about two hours from Osaka. Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, a park dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, a museum that tells the story of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Day 10: Take a Shinkansen bullet train from Osaka to Tokyo. Check in to your hotel in Tokyo.
Day 11: Explore Tokyo. Visit the Shibuya Crossing, one of the busiest intersections in the world. Visit the Meiji Jingu Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.
Day 12: Take a day trip to Kamakura, a city about an hour from Tokyo. Visit the Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the god of war. Visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura, a giant bronze statue of Buddha.
Day 13: Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) back to your home city.
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ChatGPT 2 week trip to Japan
Day 1-3: Tokyo Arrive in Tokyo and spend the first few days exploring the city. Visit popular tourist attractions such as Tokyo Tower, Sensoji Temple, Meiji Shrine, and Shibuya Crossing. Spend a day exploring the trendy neighborhoods of Harajuku and Omotesando, and visit the famous Tsukiji Fish Market.
Day 4-6: Mount Fuji Take a day trip to Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, and spend the night in the nearby Fuji Five Lakes area. Enjoy stunning views of the mountain and surrounding scenery, visit a traditional Japanese onsen (hot springs), and explore the picturesque towns of Kawaguchiko and Hakone.
Day 7-10: Kyoto Take a bullet train to Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital. Spend your days exploring the city's many temples and shrines, such as Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari Shrine, and the Golden Pavilion. Visit the historic districts of Gion and Higashiyama, and take a day trip to Nara, home to some of Japan's oldest and largest temples.
Day 11-13: Hiroshima and Miyajima Take a train to Hiroshima and spend the day visiting the Peace Memorial Park and Museum, which commemorates the atomic bombing of the city in 1945. From Hiroshima, take a short ferry ride to Miyajima Island, known for its famous Itsukushima Shrine and its iconic torii gate in the sea.
Day 14: Osaka Take a train to Osaka, Japan's third-largest city, and spend the day exploring its many attractions, such as the Osaka Castle, Dotonbori district, and Universal Studios Japan.
Day 15: Departure Depart from Japan from Kansai International Airport in Osaka.
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#119It took about 20 minutes to get off the waitlist for this (US Based). Initial impressions are that it significantly lags behind the OpenAI offerings. Creativity (storytelling) is very limited, response lengths are similar, and it does occasionally cite sources. They did finally get the James Webb telescope facts correct too!
In all the comment threads so far, I think you're the first I've seen who has actually been able to try it!
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