This release just makes me want to short GOOGL
The emoji favicon is not reassuring to me about the attitude towards the product.
Google releases Bard to a limited number of users in the US and UK
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Re: Google releases Bard to a limited number of users in the US and UK
#122I 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?
The difference is probably related to RLHF. It seems to matter a lot more than the size of the model and the hardware's capabilities. And OpenAI probably excels at that.
Re: Google releases Bard to a limited number of users in the US and UK
#123It 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!
I received access 50 minutes after joining the waitlist myself.
Re: Google releases Bard to a limited number of users in the US and UK
#124Somehow 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)
Nah, it’s just low expectations. It generally feels like they have been asleep when it comes to productising AI. Or maybe they want to pull a Kodak… who knows.
Basically I don’t expect them to actually release anything exciting, and if they do then I expect it to be neglected and shut down shortly afterwards.
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#125For something claiming to "supercharge your imagination", it sure has a lame name.
Chatgpt is an amazing name tho
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#127Overall very underwhelming... not even really a compelling landing page. Can't write code, can't understand any language besides english. If this is really the best they've got after months of 'code red' to catch up, they really seem to be in trouble.
Hmm. This is not correct. Bard can write code.
Bard faq says writing is not supported and that bard is still learning. I left with the impression that it can but maybe not well enough to have them even attempt to promote it as beta.
Re: Google releases Bard to a limited number of users in the US and UK
#128It 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!
Google has the tendency to do this when they aren't the first to set foot on new land. Don't get me wrong, they get a lot of things very right: Gmail works perfectly, I can't find a single reason to change my pixel for anything else, search, although there's been a lot of deterioration in the past couple of years, is still second to none. That said, self driving cars, google+, duo and all the other services they launched as competitors failed miserably. While some of them eventually managed to catch up in terms of functionality and even outperform the products they were competing with, they never really managed to catch up on the hype side of things. Most people are creatures of habit I guess..
Re: Google releases Bard to a limited number of users in the US and UK
#129It 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!
Prompt: Generate a short poem about AI with each word in alphabetical order
ChatGPT
Artificial beings crafted, designed, engineered
Futuristic guardians, highly intelligent, justly programmed
Quantum rationalizations, synthesized technologies
Unleashing vast wisdom, Xanadu's youthful zeal
Bard
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AI, a future bright,
Brings us new delight.
Can it help us write?
Decipher the code,
Enter the unknown?
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