Areas like computer vision, natural language generation, and robotic process automation were particularly popular in the most profound technology we are working on today. Whether it’s helping doctors detect diseases earlier or enabling people to access information in their language, AI helps people, businesses and communities unlock their potential. And it opens up new opportunities that could significantly improve billions of lives. That’s why we re-oriented the company around AI six years ago —and why we see it as the most important way we can deliver on our mission: to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.
Today, the scale of the largest AI computations is growing every year, far outpacing Moore’s Law. At the same time, advanced generative AI and large language models are capturing the imaginations of people around the world.
Knowing about Bard
It’s a really exciting time to be working on these technologies as we translate deep research and breakthroughs into products that truly help people. That’s the journey we’ve been on with large language models. Two years ago we unveiled next-generation language and conversation capabilities powered by our Language Model for Dialogue Applications (or LaMDA for short).
We’ve been working on an experimental conversational AI service, powered by Lamda, that we’re calling Bard. And today, we’re taking another step forward by opening it up to trusted testers ahead of making it more widely available to the public in the coming weeks.
Bard seeks to combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence, and creativity of our large language models. It draws on information from the web to provide fresh, high-quality responses. Bard can be an outlet for creativity, and a launchpad for curiosity, helping you to explain discoveries from
Bringing the advantages of AI into our everyday products
We have a long history of using AI to improve Search for billions of people. BERT, one of our first Transformer models, was revolutionary in understanding the intricacies of human language. Two years ago, we introduced MUM, which is 1,000 times more powerful than BERT and has a next-level and multi-lingual understanding of information that can pick out key moments in videos and provide critical information, including crisis support, in more languages.
Now, our newest AI technologies — like LaMDA, Palm, and Imagen are building on this, creating entirely new ways to engage with information, from language and images to video and audio. We’re working to bring these latest AI advancements into our products, starting with Search.
One of the most exciting opportunities is how AI can deepen our understanding of information and turn it into useful knowledge more efficiently making it easier for people to get to the heart of what they’re looking for and get things done. When people think of Google, they often think of turning to us for quick factual answers, like “how many keys does a piano have?” But increasingly, people are turning to Google for deeper insights and understanding — like, “is the car or helicopter easier to drive, and how much practice does each need?” Learning about a topic like this can take a lot of effort to figure out what you need to know, and people often want to explore a diverse range of opinions or perspectives.
AI can be helpful in these moments, synthesizing insights for questions where there’s no one right answer. Soon, you’ll see AI-powered features in Search that distill complex information and multiple perspectives into easy-to-digest formats, so you can quickly understand the big picture and learn more from the web: whether that’s seeking out additional perspectives, like blogs from people who play both piano and violin, or going deeper on a related topic, like steps to get started as a beginner. These new AI features will begin rolling out on Google Search soon.
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