Google Bard AI Is Now Open for All; Try It Out Right Now!
May. 11, 2023Google Comes Jam-Packed with Features Now
Our previous testing and comparison ofGoogle Bard vs ChatGPThad made it clear that the relatively new chatbot was far from fully there. However, Google has taken the bot’s critique seriously and injected Bard with many new features.
For starters, Google Bard is now powered by the company’slatest PaLM 2 language model,which is a sizeable upgrade. For context, Google Bard previously used a small snippet of Google LaMDA, another one of its LLMs.
The latest LLM which backs Bard enables it to bemultimodal just like OpenAI’sGPT-4LLM. For those unaware, this means the AI chatbot will be able to receive and read images and provide answers based on them. This new feature is powered by Google Lens, which can identify pictures.
Furthermore, Google Bard will now respond more visually in conversations. So as users ask the bot for different queries, it can respond back in kind with a combination of text and images for increased context. To add even more visual fidelity, Google is soon addingAdobe Firefly, an AI art generator onto Bard. This is in direct competition to Microsoft’s Bing Image Creator which is also integrated into its search engine and powered by DALL.E 2.
This will enable users to generate all types of images right from the chatbot itself. Firefly’s integration follows Google’s announcement to include a variety of tools in Bard. This is similar toChatGPT pluginsthat act as companions to the bot. Google has also partnered up with other companies including Spotify, Walmart, Indeed, and more.
Besides these major highlight additions, Google Bard is coming with even more features, including exporting text options to Google Docs and Gmail, support for100+ languages, Bard’s integration into other services, and yes, a brand new Dark Mode.
While initially locked behind a waitlist to only the U.S. and U.K,Google Bard is now available to 180+ countriesand territories in English. This means you can access the revamped AI chatbot right now. To begin using Bard, head on over to the official Google Bardwebsiteand simply begin chatting away.
As everyone can tell by now, Google has breathed new life into Bard by injecting it with so many features. This makes the AI bot a serious threat to not only bots like ChatGPT but normal people. Who knows it might evenreplace jobs like ChatGPT. Only time will tell.
Combining his love for Literature and Tech, Upanishad dived into the world of technology journalism with fire. Now he writes about anything and everything while keeping a keen eye on his first love of gaming. Often found chronically walking around the office.
