Google’s Bard Chatbot Enhances Email Summaries & Image Sharing, While Microsoft’s Bing Chat Lags Behind
Google’s Bard chatbot AI service has quietly been making improvements, adding new features to enhance user experience. In a recent blog post, Google announced two small but noteworthy changes to the chatbot.
The first update relates to Bard’s integration with Google’s Workplace extension. Users can now rely on Bard to summarize a greater number of emails, providing convenient updates when needed. Google aims to improve the quality and usefulness of the Workspace Extension by training Bard to better understand users’ requirements for the latest emails. Notably, Google assures users that their Workspace data will not be utilized to train Bard’s language model, and the Workspace Extension can be disabled if desired.
The second addition to Bard focuses on image sharing. Users can now include uploaded images in their conversations with the chatbot when sharing them with others. This enhancement allows for greater creativity and a more immersive experience when engaging with Bard. By sharing the images used in prompts, users can offer insights into their creative process and encourage further conversation with the chatbot.
In contrast, Microsoft’s Bing Chat has yet to deliver on several promised features. Despite being announced at Build 2023, the third-party plugin support and the No Search plugin are still awaiting a general release. The delay leaves users eagerly anticipating the functionality these plugins will bring to the platform.
Just last month, Google introduced a way for website administrators to grant or deny access to Bard for training purposes. This move emphasizes Google’s commitment to transparency and user privacy.
Overall, Google’s Bard chatbot continues to evolve and improve, with enhanced email summarization and image sharing capabilities. While Google focuses on refining its AI offering, Microsoft’s Bing Chat lags behind in delivering promised features. As the competition in the chatbot market heats up, it will be interesting to see how these AI services develop further to meet user expectations and demands.
Links:
[Google’s blog post](https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEN8dYMgImdYc0v9HaKfLfcoqGQgEKhAIACoHCAowzpz2CjDxzqQDMJ21AQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen)
[Microsoft’s Bing Chat announcement](https://news.google.com/articles/CCAiCwozMDQ0OTQ0ODcyMTAwNjA0OAoOZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSoKJmpwCgpnCVAqAYoa4rYHGggGSDKUufDM0Gg0KbW9udGhzLzA0Mzk3MDA5LWFjNmEtNDQ0NC05YTdkLWJkZDhkOWI0ZWMzMg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen)
