Google’s answer to ChatGPT could make its debut in May

DeepMind Technologies, which is owned by Alphabet, mentions Sparrow as a dialogue agent in their article. “That’s useful and reduces the risk of unsafe and inappropriate answers. Our agent is designed to talk with a user, answer questions, and search the internet using Google when it’s helpful to look up evidence to inform its responses.”
The introduction of ChatGPT last year reportedly made Google jittery. According to numerous reports, Google’s senior management appears concerned about the popularity of OpenAl’s Al chatbot despite Google being significantly invested in artificial intelligence (AI).
An engineer who claimed that an undisclosed AI system had developed sentience was dismissed by Google, and the corporation later warned against releasing an AI technology too soon for fear of damaging its reputation.
The New York Times claims that Google plans to “demonstrate a version of its search engine with chatbot teachers this year” and uncover over 20 Al-powered projects. It seems that things are now moving in a new direction.
Although no precise date for the debut has been given, a few projects might be presented at this year’s I/O conference in May. As per the sources, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai invited the founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin last month to give leadership advice and approve plans for ChatGPT. Google’s Al resembles ChatGPT in some ways.
Similarities between OpenAl’s ChatGPT and Google’s Sparrow
“Sparrow is useful and reduces the risk of unsafe and inappropriate answers. Our agent is designed to talk with a user, answer questions, and search the internet using Google when it’s helpful to look up evidence to inform its responses” says Alphabet-owned DeepMind Technologies.
“The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer follow-up questions, admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests.”
According to OpenAL, one of ChatGPT’s drawbacks is that it “sometimes writes plausible-sounding but inaccurate and nonsensical answers.” Additionally, the Microsoft-backed company specifies the number of other restrictions.
Because Google hasn’t discussed Sparrow much, we don’t know much about its limitations, but it did state that “Sparrow also has room for improving its rule-following.” “Sparrow isn’t immune to making mistakes, like hallucinating facts and giving answers that are off-topic sometimes” according to DeepMind.
Google’s Sparrow vs OpenAl’s ChatGPT
The training data creates variation. Al Charbot from Google is supposed to have the most recent information. The company wants its chatbots to be focused on “getting things straight, making sure everyone is safe and getting rid of false information.” The knowledge of ChatGPT is limited to 2021 data.
Second, Google wants Al to be able to communicate in several languages.
“Further work is needed to assure similar results [received in the English language] across other languages and cultural contexts,” DeepMind stated in their research paper. It is clear since during the past several years, Google has introduced Al technology into its goods and services. According to both companies, they are addressing the limitations of these Al models.