About Google LaMDA
Google LaMDA, short for “Language Model for Dialogue Applications,” is a breakthrough in conversational AI technology. It’s designed to engage in free-flowing conversations about a seemingly endless number of topics, unlocking more natural ways of interacting with technology and opening up new categories of helpful applications.
Features of Google LaMDA
- Open-Ended Conversation: Unlike traditional chatbots that follow narrow, pre-defined paths, LaMDA can engage in open-ended conversations that can start in one place and end up somewhere completely different, mimicking the meandering quality of human conversations.
- Sensibleness and Specificity: LaMDA has been trained on dialogue, allowing it to understand the nuances of open-ended conversation. It can generate responses that are not only sensible in the given conversational context but also specific, relating clearly to the context of the conversation.
- Responsibility and Factuality: Google is also focusing on ensuring that LaMDA’s responses are not just compelling but correct. They are exploring dimensions like “interestingness” and factuality, and are working to ensure that the technology adheres to Google’s AI Principles, minimizing risks such as unfair bias, hateful speech, or misleading information.