chat bot bard from Google went into beta with the promise to answer questions quickly and accurately. However, a chatbot may rely on specialized sources of information without properly referencing them. An investigation by technology portal Tom’s Hardware revealed that the chatbot borrowed part of an article published on the site.

The question was which processor is faster: Intel Core i9-13900K or AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Bard’s answer was copied directly from the Tom’s Hardware article, but the chatbot didn’t credit the source and referred to the data as “in our tests“, implying that Google did the tests.

original proposal:”In our tests, the $699 Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 12% faster than the $589 Core i9-13900K in 1080p gaming at stock settings and 9% faster when the chips are overclocked.“

Bard’s version:”AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is faster than Intel Core i9-13900K in games. In our tests, the 7950X3D was 12% faster than the 13900K in 1080p gaming at stock settings and 9% faster when the chips were overclocked.“

When asked where the tests came from, Bard admitted that the results came from Tom’s Hardware, and when asked if he plagiarized, he answered yes. A chatbot sentence is a retelling of a specific sentence from the original article. Check out the conversation below:

The most disturbing thing is the use of the word “we” to describe someone else’s work. While more experienced users know that Google doesn’t do CPU testing, many end users may not doubt the chatbot’s authorship.

It is important to note that while Bard has apologized for the mistake and promised to be more careful in the future, he does not usually cite his sources. Users should be aware that a chatbot can rely on external sources without properly referencing them.

Path of the Bard

Bard is the latest intelligent chatbot released by Google. The official announcement of Bard was made in February 2022 during the Google Developers Conference, where the company described the chatbot as an advanced research assistant that uses natural language to provide accurate and personalized answers to user questions.

After months of development, Bard was finally released in beta last Tuesday (21). The chatbot is available at bard.google.com and is accessible through a browser on mobile devices and computers. Bard’s goal is to help users find information faster by providing direct, personalized answers to questions on any topic.

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Source: Tom’s Equipment

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