Is Bard chatbot as smart as ChatGPT? A look at Google's AI competitor

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ChatGPT arrived at the fag end of 2022, no one could have perhaps predicted the mad rush it ushered in. ChatGPT’s artificial intelligence woke up Google from its human slumber and literally forced Sundar Pichai and co. to step on the gas. And step up they did with Bard — Google’s answer to ChatGPT. Bard hit people’s screens in March 2023 and it has been a slow, steady progress for Google’s chatbot. Pichai has emphasised on more than a few occasions that it is more important for Google to be right and not the first. Bard, however, is now a more refined experience courtesy of all the new features Google has introduced.

It is quite smart and capable. ChatGPT smart? More or less. The one differentiating factor is that for every question you ask, Bard will give you three drafts. The three drafts often are more or less the same but are written in a different format. If you ask three people to answer the same question, you are likely to get three different answers. That’s the principle it follows. When it comes to accuracy, it is a bit of a hit-and-miss. Bard often gets confused with details and dates. For instance, if you ask about a particular phone’s specifications that you may be looking to buy, eight of 10 will be right but two will be incorrect. It is something that ChatGPT also suffers from. But the one edge Bard has gained is that it is more up-to-date. ChatGPT gives that advantage to its paid subscribers only. And yes, unlike ChatGPT Bard is completely free to use.

Google started slow and steady and initially Bard was bare bones. But recent updates have made it more efficient and smarter. Take the case of Google Lens integration which is a really handy addition. All you need to do