Google Bard’s new ‘experiment updates’ web page lets you realize what’s new

Google has referred to as Bard an “experimental conversational AI service” since first saying it earlier this yr. The corporate says it is continually tweaking its fashions, however and not using a central place to be taught what’s modified, it may be exhausting to know what it is really able to. In an try and be extra open about Bard’s growth, Google has created a brand new “experiment updates” web page the place anybody can discover data on current updates to Bard, together with new options and bug fixes.

Thus far every replace posted features a “what” and a “why.” For the updates web page itself, Google says it was created so “individuals may have a simple place to see the most recent Bard updates for them to check and supply suggestions.” 

Google added two different bulletins in the identical put up. The primary one explains there are actually extra search choices when an individual clicks “Google it.” The opposite is an replace to Bard’s math and logic abilities, with Google explaining that Bard is not all the time giving the best solutions there — one thing the corporate is making an attempt to repair. This enchancment comes shortly after Google switched Bard to a extra superior language mannequin. 

Whereas the breakdowns are fairly brief and obscure as to precisely how Google is creating these updates, it is undoubtedly a begin in the best path for giving the general public extra perception into their thought course of. Plus, at a time when each trade professionals and other people usually are overtly worrying about unregulated developments in AI expertise, Google’s transparency is prone to win them just a few belief factors.