Google's recent I/O event unveiled a series of exciting updates in the realm of AI, placing its AI chat tool, Google Bard, in the spotlight. This post highlights the key takeaways from the event and discusses what this could mean for the ongoing Bard versus Bing narrative.
The centerpiece of the I/O event was undoubtedly the unveiling of Google's new large language model, PaLM2. Powering the updated Bard chat tool, PaLM 2 now forms the foundation for most of Google's new AI features. With an impressive 540-billion parameter count, PaLM 2 was built on Google's latest JAX and TPU v4 infrastructure. But it's not just about size - Google emphasized the capabilities of the new model, which includes better common sense reasoning, mathematics, and logic skills, improved support for writing and debugging code, and even multilingual proficiency.
Google's new PaLM 2 raises the bar for AI chat tools, bringing an enhanced conversational experience to Google Bard. But how does this stack up against Microsoft's Bing? Well, without the specifics of the underlying technology of Bing's AI, a direct comparison might be challenging. However, with the added functionalities and capabilities of PaLM 2, it's clear that Google Bard is upping the ante in the AI chat tool game.
PaLM 2 isn't the only star of the show. Google also introduced Codey, a specialized model for coding and debugging, and a smaller PaLM 2 model that could potentially cater to more privacy-centric use cases. There's no doubt that these advancements will intensify the competition between AI technologies.
While we await Microsoft's response to these developments, once things is clear - the race in AI advancements is far from over. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to compare and contrast the evolution of Bard and Bing.