The advent of AI tools has indeed marked a significant milestone in reshaping the dynamics of various sectors – from healthcare and education to business and entertainment.
Powered by the dual techniques of machine learning and natural language processing, AI tools such as chatGPT are remarkably transforming the way humans interact with digital platforms. They add proficiency to the execution of repetitive tasks, streamline vast data streams, enhance decision-making, and personalise user experiences in a humongous way.
In this blog we shall delve into the meaning and differences of the two popular AI tools namely, ChatGPT and Google Bard.
What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer), developed by OpenAI, is a language-based AI model that leverages machine learning mechanisms to generate human-like textual responses to queries.
A Quick Background Check
While the model was initially trained with the help of primary internet texts, it has improved dramatically with its subsequent versions.
The success of the original version of GPT paved the way for GPT-2, which was more accurate. However, due to concerns about potential misuse, GPT-2 was not initially released to the public. Then came GPT-3, which further improved upon its predecessor’s capabilities and now powers ChatGPT.
Highlights of the Tool
Currently, ChatGPT can assist users with drafting emails, scripting content, writing blogs, product descriptions, social media posts, translating languages, and even simulating characters for video games. It can also help with doing a bunch of complex tasks like writing codes, simplifying the technical stuff, and summarising transcripts, meetings and podcasts. Most importantly, it can significantly contribute to your SEO efforts.
Due to its unique and diverse functionality, the model swiftly gained immense popularity. The OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated in one of his tweets that the ChatGPT reached 1 million users within five days of its launch!
Understanding Google Bard
Google Bard, another AI-driven chatbot, triumphs in the art of human-like dialogues by utilising the Natural Language Processing (NLP) technique and machine learning to extract insightful responses from the web.
A Glimpse at the Evolution
In the early stages, Bard employed a basic version of LaMDA for its operations, mainly because it needed less processing power and it could serve a larger user base. LaMDA was built on Google’s neural network architecture called Transformer that it had invented and open-sourced in 2017. Surprisingly, however, GPT-3 was also built on the Transformer.
Currently, the tool is driven by Google’s unique and most advanced large language model (LLM) PaLM 2 revealed at Google I/O 2023, and it is believed to make Bard much more performant.
Highlights of the Tool
As mentioned in Google’s blog post, this newly adopted model excels in areas of common sense reasoning, logic, and mathematics with a notably higher speed. Bard not only aims to fetch data but also to provide straightforward answers while also offering hyperlinks for users looking for more holistic information.
The tool also helps with a wide array of tasks ranging from managing vacation bookings and tracking existing reservations to meal planning.
Unlike traditional search engines that rely on keywords, Bard uses conversational or natural language queries for searches. It caters to a broad audience base and is also publicly accessible. Additionally, it provides content in three languages (English , Japanese, Korean) across a span of 180 countries.
Learning the Difference Between ChatGPT and Google Bard
Here are some of the significant differences between the two AI tools!
- Data Source
One primary distinction between ChatGPT and Bard is their data archives. On one hand, ChatGPT’s knowledge base is limited to 2021, which restricts it from elaborating on the latest research and updates. However, Bard, on the other hand, continuously sources data from the internet, thus keeping Itself up-to-date with the most recent information out there. This gives the latter an upper hand in presenting real-time data by tapping into the latest research data.
- Language Model
In terms of language models, Bard relies on Google’s most advanced version, PaLM 2, while ChatGPT is driven by GPT-4 tech for premium users only.
- Presentation
Google Bard produces responses in a fragmented fashion, whereas ChatGPT responds to a more cohesive block of text with smoothly flowing sentences, thus building an engaging narrative for the reader.
The Bottom Line
While both ChatGPT and Google Bard are emerging as effective alternatives for getting instant and well-framed information, the market will continue to introduce a host of other AI-driven solutions, each intending to outperform the older one!
