Google has always been a competitive company, which explains why it announced Bard around the same time as Bing's integration with ChatGPT. However, they have not been as successful as the competition, and rumors are circulating as to how Bard was developed.
Rumors Say Bard Learned from ChatGPT
Google has been accused of using OpenAI's ChatGPT data to train its own AI chatbot through a website called ShareGPT. The allegation is said to have come from a former Google employee, who worked at the company as an AI engineer.
Reports say that the former employee named Jacob Devlin disagreed with the method and shared his concerns with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, as well as other senior managers in the Bard team. Shortly after speaking out about the issue, Devlin quit the company.
The former Google AI engineer went on to work for the competition, OpenAI. According to The Verge, Devin attempted to warn Google that using ChatGPT's data would violate OpenAI's terms of service.
Through a different source, it was mentioned that Google had stopped using the data from ShareGPT after the former Google engineer's warning. Spokesperson Chris Pappas denied the allegation and said that Bar is not trained on any data from ShareGPT or ChatGPT.
Instead, Google is reportedly working with DeepMind, a division within the company, to assist the Google Brain team in creating a new initiative called Gemini. This is meant to give the company an advantage with its rivalry with OpenAI.
Google Bard
Google has opened the waitlist over a week ago so people can start using the AI-powered chatbot. While the company did not provide a timetable regarding how long users will have to wait, some say that they received an invitation after just a few hours.
The tech giant claims that Bard is capable of helping its users how to write a novel, explain why lightning might strike the same place twice, explain why large language models may make mistakes, create a studio tagline, and more.
According to the Bard website, the AI chatbot is an experiment based on the same technology that lets people collaborate with generative AI. Google does admit that since Bard is experimental, it may not provide accurate responses.
Although, the company is working on making the AI chatbot better by allowing thousands of testers to try the AI-powered chatbot out, and then provide feedback to determine which aspects need to be improved.
Right now, in its early stages, it's still very limited in terms of who can use it. For one, it only understands and uses English. Its users will also need to be over 18 and have their own Google Account that's not managed by a guardian or Google Workspace admin.
You can join the waitlist by going to bard.google.com and selecting "Join waitlist." Google may ask for you to sign in to your personal Google Account if you aren't already. Upon selecting "Yes, I'm in," you will immediately be added to the waitlist and will be notified via email.
