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Re: Bard now open to use

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Related:

Google just launched Bard, its answer to ChatGPT - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35273250 - March 2023 (76 comments)

Google Bard waitlist - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35246260 - March 2023 (388 comments)

Google releases Bard to a limited number of users in the US and UK - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35246253 - March 2023 (626 comments)

Re: Bard now open to use

#152

> Bard isn’t currently supported in your country. Stay tuned! Lol, I'm in Germany :D I was wondering where all the people saying the same came from. Apparently not any country with an embargo, that was my theory.

Probably not available anywhere but the US. Maybe UK.

Re: Bard now open to use

#153

I asked it what ports `nmap -sn` and `nmap -F` scan. It correctly stated that `-sn` does not scan ports. It then stated that `-F` also uses a ping scan (false) and does not scan any ports (also false). When I quoted the man page on -F, it said this: > You're right. The nmap man page does say that `nmap -F` scans fewer ports than the default scan. However, it does not say that `nmap -F` scans any ports at all. 1. It's…

Sounds great for passive-agressive nitpicking in pointless arguments!

So use it in meetings, got it. Kidding of course. It sounds like my professor from a logic philosophy class. All x are y but not all y are x and red herring and whatnot.

Re: Bard now open to use

#154
I know a bunch of folks are comparing Bard to ChatGPT and saying it is worse. I'll just pipe in that Bard is currently way better than it was when they first announced it.

I use ChatGPT 4 to keep track of my task list and as a "procrastination coach". I tried this with Bard when they first announced it and it just couldn't do it. Now, though, it is pretty much on par with ChatGPT, and even has some niceties, like also automatically keeping track of my completed tasks.

Re: Bard now open to use

#155
> If you’re signed in to a Google Workspace account, your admin may not have enabled access to Bard.

Well, I'm sure that when I enable it, I will be told that Bard isn't available in my country.

Re: Bard now open to use

#156
I asked how to change the variable block size in HashBackup (I'm the author) and it told me to use the -b option to the backup command and the default is 4K.

However, the backup command does not have a -b option. It does have a -V option to set the variable block size. The default block size is never 4K for variable block size.

Not so hot, especially the part about making up the -b option.

Re: Bard now open to use

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post #143

After asking a few questions, I’m very disappointed with its quality compared to Bing Chat. My current AI chat benchmark is to ask about LLVM APIs. I’ve asked to both Bing Chat and Bard three questions: - What info can the LLVM lazy-value-info analysis pass analyze? - Can you give me code samples to use the info? - Can you give me a list on important LVI methods? Both fared well on the first question, but on the seco…

Do we know if the comparable here is Bing or chatgpt4? By which I mean, does bard have internet access?

Bard says it doesn't:

> I do not have internet access in the traditional sense. I am a large language model [blah blah]

> However, I do not have access to the real-time internet. I cannot search the web or access current events. I can only access the information that was used to train me, which is a massive dataset of text and code. This dataset is constantly being updated, so I am always learning new things.

Re: Bard now open to use

#160
post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks. I couldn't find anything titled "Settings for Early Access Apps" or "Core Data Access Permissions," but I did enable "Early Access Apps" and was told to wait 24 hours, which I guess is a cooling-off period or something, because I can't imagine that could be a caching policy. And as another commenter predicted, searching the admin console for "Bard" turns up no settings.

You need to click into "Early Access Apps" from the services list, which takes you to the service's settings page.

Did that and I still don't have access... is there more to do or is there just some random wait?

EDIT: it's working now, took about 10 minutes.

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