How to Use Google Bard Right Now

May. 11, 2023

Step 1: Go to Google Bard’s Website

Note:

Unlike Bing AI which is limited to the Microsoft Edge browser, Google Bard is accessible from any browser of your liking.

As you can already see, you will now be on Google Bard’s homepage. This is the main console with all the settings on the left sidebar and the main chat window in the center.

While the process to use Google Bard is easy enough, we are highlighting the most common options you should know about to fully leverage the AI bot. Let’s begin with the left sidebar:

With these options explained, let’s begin with the main chat window and explain all the features acessible here:

1.Edit Prompt: Clicking this button allows users to edit their previously sent message to the bot.

2.View other drafts: Expands and collapses the other drafts window where Bard houses its answer variations (three different answers) to the same query.

3.Regenerate Drafts: If a user is not satisfied with the initial answer, they can choose to click this button and have Bard regenerate the response.

4.Export Response: Allows users to quickly export the message onto Google Docs or as a draft in Gmail.

5.Google it button: Opens up a new tab wherein Bard searches Google for more information based on your query.

6.More button: Houses the copy and report buttons.

7.Microphone input:Allows one to use their voice to chat with Bard. This is something OpenAI’s bot can only do withChatGPT Chrome extensions.

Google Bard is indeed completely free to use. Unless Google itself specifies, steer clear of any impostor websites convincing you to pay up to access Google Bard.

Google Bard uses the company’s next-generation LLM calledPaLM 2. The new LLM is significantly more capable and faster than Bard’s previous snippet of LaMDA.

As mentioned above, Google Bard uses the company’s own LLM called PaLM 2. On the other hand, ChatGPT is an AI chatbot by the company OpenAI and uses a combination of its LLM models, including GPT-4.

Combining his love for Literature and Tech, Upanishad dived into the world of technology journalism with fire. Now he writes about anything and everything while keeping a keen eye on his first love of gaming. Often found chronically walking around the office.