Google Launches Advanced AI Chatbot Bard With Interesting Features in 180 Countries

Tech giant Google has recently launched its advanced AI chatbot, Bard, which is now available in 180 countries, with new features that promise to be interesting. The chatbot can now create functions in over 20 programming languages and add comments to explain code to collaborators, regardless of their location.

During the launch, Google’s Vice President and General Manager for Google Assistant and Bard, Sissie Hsiao, revealed that several updates on Bard will be in line with and, in some cases, surpass ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing AI Chat. Bard’s new search experience would be supercharged by a conversational bot.

Google has also introduced browser extensions that will imbue apps and services such as Gmail and Maps with AI features. Bard technology will enable features such as filling in text to help draft emails and suggesting ideas for artwork by scrutinizing a picture of available supplies. Google is also allowing partners to build such extensions, including one from Adobe that will let users generate images.

Bard was launched with a large language model, PaLM 2, which Google describes as a far more capable large language model. This will help Bard improve its various generative AI capabilities, as well as its code translation capabilities. The chatbot is now available in Japanese and Korean languages, and Google plans to roll out 40 new languages soon.

Google introduced a dark mode version to Bard, which the company reported was a top-requested feature. Bard has also been improved to help users in coding. When it comes to logical reasoning and coding capabilities, Microsoft’s Bing AI has so far led the change. However, the new Bard features showcased at Google I/O may see it overtake its rival on this front.

Google is also ramping up its core search business with a heavy dose of artificial intelligence. The company announced at its I/O conference that it is adding generative AI features that will give users more information and context during web searches. The features, called Search Generative Experience, will initially be available for testing by Google Labs users and are separate from its chatbot, Bard.

Bard can now work with Google Maps to show users locations, restaurants, and attractions on a map to visualize where the places are. Soon, Bard will add support for visual content in both responses and questions. The chatbot will leverage Google Lens technology to analyze pictures and will be capable of creating intelligent captions for pictures. It will also provide more precise citations when it uses content from other sources.

In conclusion, Bard’s new features promise to make it a more capable and versatile chatbot with wider functionality in various aspects, from coding to visual content analysis.