In an interview, Jack Krawczyk, Product Lead for Google Bard, discussed the new features and the future of AI. He emphasized the shift in mindset from technology as a tool that does things for you, to technology that collaborates with you. Despite potential issues with the AI providing inaccurate or offensive information, Krawczyk defended the release of the tool, stating that it has the potential to solve problems that no other technology can solve today. He also clarified that Bard remains a standalone web app as it is still in the experimental phase.
Key takeaways:
- Google has updated its Bard chatbot to integrate with the company's most popular services, including Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, and YouTube, and added a new feature that alerts users when Bard provides potentially inaccurate answers.
- The new features, called "Bard Extensions," allow Bard to pull in data from all parts of a user's Google account, and Google promises it won't use private data to train its AI.
- Google has also introduced a new accuracy tool called "Double Check the Response," which allows Bard to fact-check its own responses on the fly.
- In an interview, Jack Krawczyk, Product Lead for Google Bard, discussed the new features and the future of AI, stating that Bard is still an experiment and that the company is testing the hypotheses that a language model connected with personal life and one that admits its mistakes will be extremely helpful.