Google today opened up early access to Bard, its generative AI chatbot, and we’ve had a bit of time to play around with it. The takeaway so far? Google isn’t exactly treading new ground here, but Bard is at least much more clear on what it can do, can’t do, and where it falls short.
What can you do with Bard?
Google Bard is a generative AI product built on the LaMDA model introduced in 2021.
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