Google opens Bard chatbot to test users, plans more AI for search

Google opens Bard chatbot to test users, plans more AI for search

(Reuters) – Google-parent Alphabet Inc is planning to launch a chatbot service and more artificial intelligence for its search engine as well as developers, marking a riposte to Microsoft Corp in a rivalry to lead a new wave of technology.

In a blog post on Monday, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is opening a conversational AI service called Bard to test users for feedback, followed by a public release in the coming weeks.

(Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin in Palo Alto, Calif.; Editing by Chris Reese)

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