ChatGPT vs. BARD: Unveiling the Differences, Pros, and Cons. How to access?

Introduction:

Language models have become effective tools for numerous applications as artificial intelligence continues to advance. The AI language models ChatGPT and BARD, are two noteworthy examples. To understand the distinguishing features and potential limitations of ChatGPT and BARD, we will examine the similarities, differences, and benefits of the two systems in this blog..

Let’s start our discussion with ChatGPT;

Understanding ChatGPT:

Modern language models like ChatGPT are built using OpenAI’s GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) architecture. It has mastery at producing human-like responses to requests, making it a great tool for engaging in dialogue, providing customer service, and even engaging in creative writing. The model can respond to a variety of inquiries with appropriate answers because it was trained on a massive library of text data.

Pros of ChatGPT:

Natural Language Generation: ChatGPT can generate responses that are remarkably similar to those written by humans. This makes interactions with the model feel more engaging and human-like.

Versatility: ChatGPT can handle various tasks, from answering questions to assisting with brainstorming ideas, providing customer support, creative writing etc.

User-Friendly: It has a simple interface, with your current chat in the main window and all past chats neatly stored in the left sidebar. You can get started with a free account, which gives you access to the GPT 3.5 version language model.

More than just a website: After opting its GPT 4.0 paid version, you will come to know that ChatGPT is more than just a website. You can integrate ChatGPT with a wide range of applications and services using your API key. Add it to any app that supports features powered by the GPT API, a Chrome extension to summarize articles more quickly, or chat with ChatGPT without even accessing the site.

GPT-4 is faster, more reliable, and always available, as the free website suffers from frequent wait times. Plugins are also available with GPT so that you can connect to the web (which is not available in free version) and link other apps to perform automated tasks.

Future perspective: Microsoft has recently announced that it is integrating ChatGPT with its MS Office Suite and Bing Search, which will be game changer for the people working in corporate sector.

Cons of ChatGPT:

Limited Understanding: Sometimes ChatGPT will respond with comments that seem reasonable but are actually inaccurate and lack a thorough comprehension of the context or factual correctness.

Restricted data: biggest drawback of the ChatGPT is, its entire AI model has been trained on the database only till September 2021. Hence, for further queries, chances are you will get inaccurate responses.

How to access ChatGPT?

To use ChatGPT, you need to have Gmail, Microsoft or Apple account. You have to do one time sign up process with your respective account, which may also include mobile number verification and then you can access ChatGPT. You can visit following link for sign up: ChatGPT Sign Up

Unveiling BARD:

Google responded to ChatGPT by introducing BARD (Behaviour-Aware Representation of Discourse), an enhanced language model. In order to increase its reliability and prevent possibly adverse or biased outputs, BARD is designed to pay closer attention to the intended behaviour of its replies.

Pros of BARD:

Free to use: biggest advantage of Bard is its free to use. Till now Google has niether put any charges for its usage nor it restricted its usage to limited version.

Faster interface: Though a processor-intensive generative AI, it loads up instantly, does not have long loading times, and puts no limits on queries.

Choosing answer from different alternatives: Bard shows you different drafts of answers, letting you pick between them. This service is not available with Chat GPT, whereas Chat GPT provide answer, which can be changed by clicking on ‘Regenerate’ Tab, if not liked by user.

Safety Measures: BARD is designed with safety in mind, reducing the likelihood of generating harmful content, misinformation, or inappropriate responses.

Voice Search tool: it has some unique skills of its own, you can use your voice to search, and Bard will let you export generated content directly to Gmail or Google Docs.

Cons of BARD:

Accuracy: Even if it has safety measures mentioned in point (iv) above, it doesn’t have the best track record for web search accuracy, and it will straight away lie to you. This doesn’t mean that, it has habit of bad accuracy.

Basic reasoning: It frequently fails basic math questions and internet queries, but Google is rapidly developing the product. Recently google has launched its PaLM 2 model, which promises improvements in math, coding, and language issues. You can access complete information on ‘How to Try Out Google’s PaLM 2 AI Model Right Now’

Basic differences between ChatGPT Vs. BARD:

ChatGPT is designed by OpenAI & Microsoft whereas Bard is designed by Google.

ChatGPT and Bard have been trained in different language models. OpenAI’s ChatGPT can produce a wide range of text for multiple purposes while Bard is based on LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications), which is designed to have conversations that are more natural.

In case of Bard, When asked “How are you’’, it responded with ‘‘I am doing well, thank you for asking. I am excited to be able to help people with their tasks and to learn more about the world. How are you doing today?” This looks like you are having a conversation with a human being.

ChatGPT, on the other hand, responded to the same prompt with: “As an AI language model, I don’t have feelings, I am functioning well and ready to assist you with any questions or tasks you may have. How can I help you today?”

Both have different approaches in conversation, Bard seems more humanly, in my opinion. Of course, this perception may change person to person.

Conclusion:

In conclusion of ChatGPT vs. BARD competition, we can say that both are remarkable AI language models with their unique strengths and weaknesses. ChatGPT excels in user-friendly interface and offers versatility, but it may sometimes produce inaccurate or contextually inappropriate answers. On the other hand, BARD addresses concerns related to control, bias, and safety, but at the potential cost of increased complexity. The choice between these models depends on the specific use.

As AI technology continues to progress, we can expect even more sophisticated language models that strike a balance between naturalness, control, and safety, bringing us closer to a new era of AI-powered interactions.

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