In a recent episode of the New York Times “Hard Fork” podcast, hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton sat down with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to discuss the company’s latest AI chatbot, Bard, and its potential impact on the digital landscape.
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The conversation covered a range of topics, including AI safety concerns, the future of search, and the race to develop advanced AI technologies.This article summarizes the key highlights from their discussion.
Launch Of Bard
Pichai shared that Bard, a lightweight version of Google’s AI model LaMDA, was released to gather user feedback and build trust.Although the public response has been somewhat muted, Pichai assured listeners that a more capable version of Bard would be released soon.Generative AI tools like Bard and LaMDA are envisioned to become powerful personal assistants in people’s daily lives.Pichai recounted his own experiences with LaMDA, describing engaging and anthropomorphic conversations with the AI model.