In other news, Google’s Bard AI gave me a genuinely useful answer to a question last night. I could’ve obtained the same information through conventional search engines, but I would have to do multiple searches, find the relevant bits of information in several different articles, and then collate the information to do what Bard did in about a second.
My early impression, which is subject to revision, is that Bard can be immediately useful for comparisons and summaries of information that is already available and trustable.
In other words, it depends on what sort of questions you ask. Get familiar with the limitations and capabilities of today’s Large Language Models and make use of them where appropriate. They can save you time and help you be more productive, personally and professionally. But you have to put in the work to learn how to ride this new bicycle.