Uses, Limitations, and Tips for More Helpful Answers

Bard is Google’s new AI experiment. But does it live up to popular OpenAI rival ChatGPT?

In this article, you’ll learn what Google Bard is and how it works. We’ll also show you how to get more helpful answers when you use it.

What Is Google Bard?

Bard is a free experimental AI chatbot created by Google.

It analyzes information from the web. Then uses what it finds to talk to users and answer questions.

Google designed it as a complementary experience to Search rather than a replacement. Users can visit Google’s search engine from within Bard’s interface to explore responses further.

Unlike a search engine that relies on keywords, Bard can process natural language queries.

These are queries written like humans speak. For example:

Google developed Bard to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing Chat (which was built using GPT technology).

Google released Bard on March 21, 2023—inviting users to a waitlist. They also invited a small percentage to be Google Bard Beta testers.

On May 10, Google removed the waitlist. Bard is now available in over 200 countries and territories around the world.

How Does Google Bard Work?

Google Bard is a generative AI chatbot.

A chatbot is software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to understand human language and simulate a conversation with users. The term generative means it can create its own original content.

It analyzes a user request then works to identify the input’s intent. It then composes a relevant reply.

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