February 6, 2023

Google on Monday announced an artificial intelligence chatbot technology called Bard that the company will begin rolling out in the coming weeks. The announcement confirms CNBC's prior reporting. Bard will compete directly with rival ChatGPT, an AI service created by OpenAI.

Bard is powered by the company's large language model LaMDA, or Language Model for Dialogue Applications. Google will open up the conversation technology to "trusted testers" ahead of making it more widely available to the public, the company said in a blog post Monday.

Last week, CNBC reported that Google is testing some of these features with employees as part of a "code red" plan to respond to ChatGPT, the popular chatbot backed in part by Microsoft. Features included a chatbot called "Apprentice Bard," as well as new search desktop designs that could be used in a question-and-answer format. 

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