Google’s Jack Krawczyk, who is in charge of Google Bard, said on Friday that math and logic improvements had just been made. It added Google’s PaLM language model to Bard, which helped it make these improvements.
“Now Bard can understand and answer your questions about word and math problems with more than one step. Soon, he will also be able to code. “This change makes Bard even better for people who use it,” Jack Krawczyk added.
Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, said that these changes were on the way.
The @CaseyNewton and @kevinroose over at the @nytimes interviewed @sundarpichai about Bard/AI etc https://t.co/YedORMpNZd
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) March 31, 2023
Sundar wasn’t surprised that Google didn’t get a great response to Bard’s release because they used a toned-down version of the LaMDA model. He was surprised, though, by how popular ChatGPT became. He said, “I think the response from users was a pleasant surprise for a lot of us and maybe even for them.” He compared it to putting a Honda Civic up against a fast race car.
Sundar also didn’t say that Bard won’t be able to replace Search. He said that things will change, but he didn’t say that it won’t, even though Jack had already said that.
As far as concerns about publishers and the ecosystem go. “I think we’ll be committed to getting the publisher ecosystem right,” Sundar Pichai said. Bard will change, so “you’ll see us change carefully there, too,” he said.
In terms of publisher concerns and the ecosystem. @sundarpichai said "I think we’ll be committed to getting it right with the publisher ecosystem." Bard will evolve, "so you will see us thoughtfully evolve there as well," he added.
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) March 31, 2023
We're always balancing new capabilities for Bard with efficiency. And this update is one example of the many improvements we're making to Bard every week. There’s a lot more to come and can’t wait to share more as we continue to get your feedback and make Bard even better! /3
— Jack Krawczyk (@JackK) March 31, 2023