Bard Fork + How to Talk So Chatbots Will Listen

<p>“It’s different because it’s Google.” Bard, Google’s answer to ChatGPT, could prove to be more consequential than any large language model to date — but it isn’t there yet.</p><p>Then, we hear from listeners on how they are using A.I. to negotiate their rent, understand medical results and affirm their gender identity.</p><p>Plus: Why Spotify’s A.I. D.J. may be a tipping point for artificial intelligence taking control of our lives.</p><p>You can sign up for On Tech: A.I. at <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters" target="_blank">nytimes.com/newsletters</a>.</p><p><strong>Additional reading:</strong></p><ul><li>Google released a new chatbot, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/technology/google-bard-chatbot.html" target="_blank">Bard</a>. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/technology/google-bard-guide-test.html" target="_blank">Here’s what it does</a> well — and not so well.</li><li>After a conversation with Google’s executives, <a href="mailto:casey@platformer.news" target="_blank">Casey Newton</a> <a href="https://www.platformer.news/p/six-questions-about-google-bard" target="_blank">answers six questions about the large language model</a>.</li><li><a href="https://interiorai.com/" target="_blank">Interior AI</a> is a design tool that makes interior design mock-ups using artificial intelligence.</li><li>Spotify <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-02-22/spotify-debuts-a-new-ai-dj-right-in-your-pocket/" target="_blank">unveiled</a> a new A.I.-powered D.J.</li><li>In his book “<a href="https://www.kevinroose.com/futureproof" target="_blank">Futureproof</a>,” Kevin Roose outlines the concept of “machine drift” — the concept that people will gradually turn over more of their life to the decisions of algorithms.</li></ul>