Bard, which was unveiled in March, recorded nearly 200 million desktop and mobile web visits in August, similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT. Bard Extensions was launched six months after OpenAI announced ChatGPT plug-ins. Google's decision to add a "Google it" feature to Bard's responses follows concerns about AI chatbots generating incorrect or harmful information.
Key takeaways:
- Google has integrated its AI chatbot Bard into applications like YouTube, Gmail and Drive, allowing users to collaborate with the chatbot while using these services.
- Bard can access multiple applications at once through a single conversation, and multiple users can share the same Bard chat through a single link.
- Bard will now incorporate a “Google it” button that will allow users to double-check answers given by the chatbot, which will highlight whether responses are backed by other online sources.
- Bard Extensions was released nearly six months after OpenAI announced ChatGPT plug-ins, and Google incorporated Bard into its search engine in May in an effort to expand on the chatbot’s use through Google products.