Google has released a new updated version of Bard, its AI-, introducing welcome changes for web publishers.
Jack Krawczyk, a Google spokesperson, announced the update, which includes improvements to Bard's summarization capabilities and an improvement in source content visibility.
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These changes are intended to make Bard more useful, while potentially increasing the reach and impact of the original publishers.
Improvements to summaries
Krawczyk revealed that the latest Bard update is tuned to produce even more concise summaries, which is beneficial for users who want to get a quick overview of the topic.
“Starting today, we’ve tuned the model to be better at concise summaries – this is especially useful when you want to quickly get the gist of a topic,” Krawczyk said on Twitter
Greater visibility for source content
A notable development for web publishers, today's Bard update allows users to more easily identify and navigate to the source of information used in an answer.
“We’re also making sources more useful. Now, for answers with sources, you’ll be able to locate the part of the text that matches the source and easily navigate to it,” Krawczyk explained.
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This feature is set to increase the visibility of original content and could potentially drive more traffic to original publishers, a welcome benefit.
To summarize
The shift towards increasing transparency in source attribution is also an important step towards responsible development of AI and combating disinformation.
Google 's announcement at last week's annual I/O developer conference included the addition of graphics, coding tools, and extensions to Bard.
In case you missed it, Google has removed the Bard backlog and is now offering the service in more countries and languages, with more to follow soon.
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information source: searchenginejournal.com
