Google launches ‘experiment updates’ page for AI chatbot Bard
Alphabet-owned Google on Monday launched an “experiment updates” page for Bard, an artificial intelligence chatbot made available in the U.S. and Britain last month.
The new webpage already includes two updates to the chatbot experiment: improved math skills and expanded results from Bard's “Google it” button.
Google said the page will show “the latest features, improvements, and bug fixes for the Bard experiment,” according to a Monday statement. It’s “an easy place to see the latest Bard updates for them to test and provide feedback."
The added transparency comes as some have voiced concerns over recent developments in artificial intelligence.
Concerns over chatbots
Italy placed a temporary ban on ChatGPT, another AI chatbot, last month over privacy concerns. The European Consumer Organisation has also asked European Union and national authorities to launch an investigation into ChatGPT and similar chatbots.
A March letter from the Future of Life Institute think tank called on all AI labs to immediately hold off on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 and use the time to develop shared safety protocols. Signatories included Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak.
The letter received criticism for including false signatures, and some of the cited researchers condemned the letter.
Bard updates
Google shared two Bard updates in its Monday post.
The first is an update to the “Google it” button on Bard, which takes users to a Google search page related to their Bard conversation.
Google says it has added additional suggested search topics from the “Google it” button to offer users “a broader range of interests with more related topics.”
Bard has also been updated with better capabilities for math and logic, according to Google.
“Bard doesn’t always get it right on math and logic prompts,” the company said. “We are working toward higher-quality responses in these areas.”
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