While OpenAI’s ChatGPT has taken the lead, it will be interesting to see how the rivalry between Bard and Bing is owned by two of Silicon Valley’s biggest tech companies plays out in the future.
Updated – Sun 14 May 23 at 03:04 PM
Hyderabad: When ChatGPT was launched last year, in addition to making waves in the IT industry, it also sparked an AI race among tech giants. While many companies are jumping on the trend, Microsoft’s Bing (which integrates ChatGPT) and Google’s own interactive chatbot Bard are two current frontrunners.
While OpenAI’s ChatGPT has taken the lead, it will be interesting to see how the rivalry between Bard and Bing is owned by two of Silicon Valley’s biggest tech companies plays out in the future. Let’s take a look at these two AI chatbots.
Thanks to Google’s popularity, Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, has less than 3 percent of the search market. However, it quickly embraced ChatGPT and integrated this AI technology into its search engine. According to reports, Microsoft actually licensed OpenAI’s GPT technology to Bing, and since then, traffic has increased by nearly 16%.
Bing Chat uses the latest version of GPT, GPT-4. It is trained on data from the web and gives answers that are only updated up to 2021.
The company also unveiled Microsoft 365 Copilot, an artificial intelligence assistant feature for Microsoft 365 apps and services like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It can also create PowerPoint presentations and Excel data visualizations with just one line of prompting. It will also draft email responses and summarize long email threads in Outlook. Additionally, Bing offers three chat modes with long and detailed answers.
Bing is free to use, but Microsoft relies primarily on advertising revenue, so you may see sponsored ads. Interestingly, its parent company, ChatGPT, offers a paid version for its elite users.
Next up is Bard, which entered the market later than ChatGPT or Bing Chat. Some people complain that it doesn’t work accurately, but lately, it’s been doing a lot better.
Google Bard’s trump card to Bing and ChatGPT is data. Since Google is by far the largest search engine, its AI chatbots have access to real-time data, unlike GPT, which relies on past data. Here, the answer is short and to the point.
Like Microsoft, Google has integrated AI into its other full-fledged sister apps like Gmail, Google Docs, and more. Bard was recently made available for free in approximately 180 countries.
Experts say Bard has a long way to go to gain more popularity. That said, it’s one of the most promising tools and has the potential to create a whole new experience for Android users.
