Google begins opening access to its ChatGPT competitor Bard

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google in New York city, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo/File Photo

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday began the public release of its chatbot Bard, seeking users and feedback to gain ground on Microsoft Corp in a fast-moving race on artificial intelligence technology.

Starting in the U.S. and UK, consumers can join a waiting list for English-language access to Bard, a program previously open to approved testers only. Google describes Bard as an experiment allowing collaboration with generative AI, technology that relies on past data to create rather than identify content.