Google has launched its new AI technology service, Bard, though you may have to sign up to a waitlist before you get to use it.
Tech giants Google have launched their anticipated new service, Bard, which is designed to make everyday tasks easier for people and businesses.
The service, which employs the use of artificial intelligence, went live today, Tuesday, March 31, and users are being invited to share their feedback about the service.
Here’s everything we know about the service that is setting out to rival Chat GPT, and the potential waitlists you may have to face when signing up to Bard.
What is Google Bard?
Google first announced the Bard project last month, as they revealed their plans to enter the conversational AI market with a system that would combine the search engine’s vast knowledge with “power, intelligence and creativity”.
Bard employs generative AI, meaning artificial intelligence capable of self-generating ideas, to help you or your company find solutions or seek inspiration.
Google says it has spent years developing a specific research language system for Bard, in order to increase the likelihood that the system understands exactly what you are asking, with minimal prompting required.
The release of Bard follows on from the initial success of systems like Chat GPT, whose parent company OpenAI recently developed and released the fourth version of the impressive site.
How do I sign up to Bard and is there a waitlist?
At the time of writing, Bard is officially open for the public sign to sign up to, though it looks like you will have to join a waitlist.
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Unsurprisingly, demand has been high for the service, and upon trying to join we were told that “Right now, access to Bard is limited. Please confirm you’d like to join the waitlist and you’ll receive an email when it’s your turn.”
It is worth noting that the reason you likely haven’t been able to try Bard yet is down to the fact that it is still in an early stage of being rolled out, meaning Google doesn’t believe it is quite ready to be used freely by the wider public.
Once Google has received a wide range of feedback on how it has been performing, it is likely to be rolled out further with widened access.
At the time of writing, Google Bard is only available in the UK and the US, though the company is planning to extend it further as time goes on.
Google warns of Bard’s possible faults
While the company does appear confident in the power of Bard, Google did warn users that there is a fair chance of the AI system getting a couple of things wrong during its initial phase.
For example, the company warned that the large language models that power systems like Bard “learn from a wide range of information that reflects real-world biases and stereotypes”, which means that on occasion, such systems may confidently present information that is inaccurate.
Google then pointed to an example of how the system had mistakenly referred to a Zamioculcas zamiifolia plant as a Zamioculcas zamioculcas plant, an error that may seem trivial, but one that could, in theory, see yourself or your business pulled up for presenting incorrect information.
Users should also beware that AI systems are being increasingly warned against in schools and colleges, with the recognized university plagiarism system, Turnitin, claiming it can detect work that features AI-generated writing.
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