According to a tweet from the company’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, this assistant will require prior registration from users, who will be able to try it out and then give their impressions of the technology. Registration can be done directly on the registration page. Poet.

The system, according to a publication by Pichai, is an “experimental conversational artificial intelligence service”, which makes it possible to make queries but as if they were chats and not searches as currently done through Google.

“The Bard can be an outlet for creativity and a launching pad for curiosity, helping you explain new discoveries from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to 9 year olds and then get practice building their skills,” the executive wrote at the time. the launch.

In a blog post authored by the project’s two leaders, Sissie Hsiao and Eli Collins, they carefully describe Bard as “an early experiment…intended to help people increase productivity, accelerate ideas, and spark your curiosity.”

Google vs Microsoft in the AI ​​race

Google’s stance on AI tools has been cautious until now. Even Pichai himself last year admitted he didn’t want to rush into technology to avoid problems related to toxic content or false information.

However, this announcement reveals the company’s intention not to be left behind and to become a relevant player in the Artificial Intelligence race. Keep in mind that the company has its own model known as the Language Model for Dialog Applications (LaMDA).