Tag: Bard
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Link – Google’s Gemini Advanced: Tasting Notes and Implications
https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/google-gemini-advanced-tasting-notes “I think Gemini’s unique strengths and weaknesses compared to GPT-4 demonstrates that there is still a lot of room left for models to improve, and we will continue to see rapid gains in the near future. The AI wave hasn’t crested, and the next move from OpenAI might be releasing the rumored GPT-4.5 or…
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Google’s Bard chatbot is now Gemini
I went into Bard earlier today and saw this popup. Gemini has been the language model behind the Bard chatbot for a couple of months (like how GPT is the model behind Copilot and ChatGPT), and I was wondering if Google was going to change the name of Bard. Gemini is a better name. Find…
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Google’s Bard update includes image generation feature
Google’s recent (2024.02.01) Bard update brings image generation abilities, and Double-check support in more languages to the chatbot. Create images with Bard Double-check in Bard is a feature that uses Google Search to find content that’s likely similar to or likely different from Bard’s responses. I’ve been using Bard a lot since the Gemini update,…
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Perplexity AI is a great service when accuracy is important
in AII’ve been using Perplexity on and off for almost as long as it’s been available. I’ve always liked the way it provides sources for it’s responses, but lately it seems to be really good. Like, really good. The sources are almost always places I recognise and trust (when it’s a topic I know about) and…
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Using generative AI to visualise information
I just wanted to share a quick example of how useful it is to have a language model (maybe multiple language models) permanently open alongside whatever you’re doing. It’s just a really simple way to make sense of what you’re busy with. I’m reading Morrow et al’s Artificial intelligence technologies and compassion in healthcare and…
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Creating a classroom AI policy for my students
I want the students in my module to start using generative AI in class and at home, and to support this, I’ve drawn up a classroom AI policy to help guide their use of the tools. I’ve shared this draft with colleagues in the programme I teach on, the school leadership, and our AI working…
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Gemini: Google’s newest and most capable AI model
Update (09/12/2023): Yesterday evening I came across these two posts, one by Gary Marcus and another by The Decoder, which highlight some of the issues with the demo videos that Google released. Note that these concerns are based on information that Google released themselves, so it’s not about them trying to hide anything. From the…
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AI and expertise in professional education – ADAPT conference
At the 2023 ADAPT physiotherapy conference, I discussed the impact of generative AI on physiotherapy education, emphasising how it challenges the traditional role of universities in professional training by offering accessible and personalised expertise. The presentation highlighted AI’s potential to democratise learning, enhance project-based education, and create affordable learning alternatives outside formal degree programs. I…
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Using AI to get better at getting better
Yesterday I wrote a post suggesting that new educational institutions will soon emerge, with AI at the centre of every aspect of the process. I recognise that this might feel like a step too far for some, so thought I’d expand on that claim here. There are a few reasons for why I think AI…
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AI Archives browser extension to share LLM interactions
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-archives-share-claude/jagobfpimhagccjbkchfdilhejgfggna Note: This extension is only available on Chrome-based browsers, and I couldn’t find a Firefox alternative. I spend a lot of time copying and pasting content from Claude, and typically leave out quite a bit (because it generates a lot of content). This is a great way to share the full text of interactions…
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I prefer the outputs of Claude, over other LLMs
As I’ve been using LLMs more and more, I’ve found that I prefer the outputs generated by Claude, over any of the others. I still routinely compare the outputs of Claude to ChatGPT, Bard, and Perplexity), but in most cases, I up choosing the responses from Claude. In the case of Bard, I’m not impressed…
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Bard update: Extensions, Google Apps, and Evaluation of responses
Google’s Bard chatbot has just received another – fairly substantial – update (see screenshots below). On the surface, these seem quite significant. However, I’ve always been less impressed with the responses from Bard, than with those from Claude and ChatGPT. I haven’t tested this new version, so can’t say anything about how well it works.…
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Google is all-in on AI
If there was any doubt that Google was going to go all-in on AI, the recent I/O developer conference put those doubts to rest. Existing products like Maps and Photos get impressive AI-related updates, and new projects like Tailwind were announced. Core to many of these changes is PaLM 2, the underlying language model (Google’s…
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Google promoting Bard on the search home page
Google’s search page has traditionally been very clean and simple, especially over the past decade. So it’s interesting to see them promoting Bard on their home page.
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Weekly digest (24-30 Apr 2023)
Modularisation of AI modelsI’m not even sure if this is a category, but I’ve been thinking about modularisation in the AI ecosystem. Basically, where you have component parts that are chained together to achieve objectives that no single component can achieve independently. When OpenAI enabled plugins for ChatGPT they extended the functionality of their language…