Software:Comparison of user features of chatbots

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Comparison of user features of chatbots refers to a comparison of the general user features of major chatbot applications or web interfaces, in a narrative format. It is a comparison of basic roles and the most prominent features. It does not encompass a full exhaustive comparison or description of all technical details of all chatbots. It also includes the most important features of the chatbots origins, historical development, and role.

This primarily includes generative AI systems that are capable of accepting natural language prompts as input.

Background

Generative artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence or generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of generating text, images, or other media in response to prompts.[1][2] Generative AI models learn the patterns and structure of their input training data, and then generate new data that has similar characteristics.[3][4]

Notable generative AI systems include ChatGPT (and its variant Bing Chat), a chatbot built by OpenAI using their GPT-3 and GPT-4 foundational large language models,[5] and Bard, a chatbot built by Google using their LaMDA foundation model.[6] Other generative AI models include artificial intelligence art systems such as Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DALL-E.[7]

Generative AI has potential applications across a wide range of industries, including art, writing, software development, product design, healthcare, finance, gaming, marketing, and fashion.[8][9][10]

Investment in generative AI surged during the early 2020s, with large companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Baidu as well as numerous smaller firms developing generative AI models.[1][11][12] However, there are also concerns about the potential misuse of generative AI, such as in creating fake news or deepfakes, which can be used to deceive or manipulate people.[13]

Chatbots

A virtual assistant chatbot

A chatbot (originally chatterbot[14]) is a software application or web interface that is designed to mimic human conversation through text or voice interactions.[15][16][17] Modern chatbots are typically online and use generative artificial intelligence systems that are capable of maintaining a conversation with a user in natural language and simulating the way a human would behave as a conversational partner. Such chatbots often use deep learning and natural language processing, but simpler chatbots have existed for decades.

As of 2022, the field has gained widespread attention due to the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT (using GPT-3 or GPT-4),[18] released in 2022 and 2023 respectively,[19] followed by alternatives such as Microsoft's Copilot (which uses OpenAI's GPT-4) and Google's Bard.[20] Such examples reflect the recent practice of such products being built based upon broad foundational large language models that get fine-tuned so as to target specific tasks or applications (i.e. simulating human conversation, in the case of chatbots). Chatbots can also be designed or customized to further target even more specific situations and/or particular subject-matter domains.[21]

A major area where chatbots have long been used is in customer service and support, with various sorts of virtual assistants.[22] Companies spanning a wide range of industries have begun using the latest generative artificial intelligence technologies to power more advanced developments in such areas.[21]

Comparison

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

Bard

Ernie Bot

Ernie Bot (Chinese: 文心一言, wénxīn yī​yán), full name Enhanced Representation through Knowledge Integration,[23] is an AI chatbot service product of Baidu, under development since 2019. It is based on a large language model named "Ernie 4.0", announced on October 17, 2023.[24]

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References

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