Google Bard recently took a major step in its fight against ChatGPT, now the most popular AI chatbot. On Friday, Google announced an update for its chatbot, Bard, which now enables it to generate, debug and explain over 20 different programming languages for its users including C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, and Typescript.
What’s more, it can export Python code to Google Colab without the need to copy and paste. Users can also use it to create functions for Google Sheets. Bard is also capable of offering explanations of the code it uses which could be particularly useful for those who are new to programming or if they become perplexed by a particular code block.
The update also includes features such as debugging, wherein it can spot errors in coding which the users did not initially notice. It can provide prompts such as inquiring users to speed up their code or offering error handling clauses.
This update is important for Google’s chatbot, as the chatbot industry is becoming more and more competitive by the day. In particular, code debugging and code generation were previously the domain of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Google’s entrance into the chatbot market with Bard was partly done as a sign of competition.
In addition, OpenAI is struggling to sustain its operations with the ChatGPT service due to the costs associated with it. With the recent updates to Google’s Bard, companies that are interested in the chatbot market could potentially gain a competitive edge if they utilize this resource in the right way.
Google hopes that with this update, it will help users with their projects and make coding with Google’s chatbot a more enjoyable and productive experience. However, they caution users to remain diligent in double-checking the information provided by Google’s chatbot, Bard, and making sure that it is completely accurate and free of bugs and vulnerabilities before using it for independent work.
