Google appears to be following Microsoft’s lead and adding conversational AI support for its browsers, Bing, Edge, and Edge. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, stated that the company is currently researching many new search engines products, with a conversational AI-enabled one of them.
The search engine’s latest version will allow users to ask questions about their initial query. This will make their experience more personal.
There have been many speculations about the danger of an AI protocol being introduced to the search engine industry. These rumors have been dismissed by Pichai. These chatbots could make online searching and browsing easier than ever before, he said.
If the initial users are happy with the additions, they will be released to the general public shortly.
Google has been investing in AI powered searching for a while now. Last month, Google announced that they are finally ready to integrate LLMs with search engines. An API will allow developers to access these LLMs (large-language models) for faster development.
The Google search engine isn’t the only product to get an AI makeover. The company also plans to introduce AI features into its Workspace Suite. This will be available for select users and products such as Gmail or Google Docs.
AI is expected to be the focus of Google’s attention in relation to its growth. Both customers’ products and businesses will likely see major changes.
Pichai stated that both the main AI units at Google, Google Brain and DeepMind, will collaborate on the upcoming projects to speed up development and deployment.
I expect a lot more collaboration, because some of these efforts are more compute-intensive. It makes sense to do it together at a certain scale.Sundar Pichai
Pichai, speaking in support of AI said that AI will become more accessible over time. It will allow both individuals and small businesses to create their own algorithms on their devices.
Google’s Comeback after the Massive Bard Failure
This unexpected turn of events may give Google a lead over Microsoft. It was expected that Google would lose its position as the most widely used and popular search engine in the world when Chat GPT announced its plans to collaborate with it.
During a demo, Bard incorrectly answered a question and the company’s shares fell $100 billion overnight.
Bard was not as popular than ChatGPT and was also less reliable. Moreover, Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Bard, tried to compete against ChatGPT and Microsoft with ChatGPT, but it failed miserably. This was the final nail in the coffin.
Google is not giving up on its AI tools, but instead is focusing on improving their language models to create a more accurate and reliable tool.
Sundar Pichai also wants to increase the productivity of the team by at least 20%. He confirmed that there had been a lot of progress and was pleased with the results. There is still much to do.
