Google has referred to as Bard an “experimental conversational AI service” since first saying it earlier this yr. The corporate says it is consistently tweaking its fashions, however with no central place to be taught what’s modified, it may be onerous to know what it is really able to. In an try and be extra open about Bard’s improvement, Google has created a brand new “experiment updates” web page the place anybody can discover data on latest updates to Bard, together with new options and bug fixes.

Thus far every replace posted features a “what” and a “why.” For the updates web page itself, Google says it was created so “folks may have a simple place to see the most recent Bard updates for them to check and supply suggestions.” 

Google added two different bulletins in the identical submit. The primary one explains there at the moment are extra search choices when an individual clicks “Google it.” The opposite is an replace to Bard’s math and logic expertise, with Google explaining that Bard is not at all times giving the appropriate solutions there — one thing the corporate is trying to repair. This enchancment comes shortly after Google switched Bard to a extra superior language mannequin. 

Whereas the breakdowns are fairly brief and obscure as to precisely how Google is creating these updates, it is undoubtedly a begin in the appropriate course for giving the general public extra perception into their thought course of. Plus, at a time when each trade professionals and folks generally are overtly worrying about unregulated developments in AI expertise, Google’s transparency is more likely to win them a couple of belief factors.