Google Bard

We spotted two weeks ago that Google might rebrand “Assistant with Bard” to just “Bard.” The company might not have decided on a new Assistant with Bard name yet as the latest version of the Google app introduces “Gemini” as a candidate.

At the start of December, Google said Gemini Ultra would launch in early 2024 and be available in “Bard Advanced.” When it launches, Google will position Bard Advanced as providing “complex, better responses.”

Bard is coming to Google Messages to “help you write messages, translate languages, identify images, and explore interests.”

Following the Search Generative Experience (SGE) and Slides, Google Bard is set to get its own image generator.

During the Pixel 8 event, “Assistant with Bard” was announced for 2024. Before it launches on Android, Google might be dropping the “Assistant” moniker and rebrand to just “Bard.”

We now have a deeper look at the Assistant with Bard UI on Android and how bard.google.com has been translated to a mobile UI.

Google Bard is preparing a huge suite of new features going into 2024, with custom bots, tasks, shared queries, “Power Ups,” and a paid “Advanced” tier on the way.

While Google has yet to announce a firm launch date for its AI-enhanced Assistant with Bard, the Google app has been updated with some new designs, including our best look yet at its popup window and an interesting tab switcher. The company is also tweaking its recently launched stocks and finance widget.

As 2024 gets underway, the Google Bard team has put out an open call for the new features and changes you want to see in 2024. 

After being teased at I/O 2023 in May, Google today detailed Gemini 1.0, its next-generation foundation model, and is making it available through Bard.

Back in September, Google introduced Bard Extensions, and the one for YouTube can now understand what’s happening in a video.

Following the Search Generative Experience (SGE) in September, Google is rolling out Bard access for teens with safety guardrails in place.

Google has announced that it will pursue legal action against scammers attempting to mislead customers into trying to “download” Bard and other AI tools, with a lawsuit already underway.

Google announced Bard as an “early experiment” in February and still prominently refers to it as such. I thought that qualifier applied to both the generative AI nature and its name, which would change when the product graduated.

Large language models (LLMs) aren’t instantaneous, so there’s a delay between prompt and answer. Google is now making Bard feel faster with a “respond in real time” option. 

Google’s latest update to Bard allows the AI chatbot to offer better and more thorough summaries of your recent emails as well as share the images uploaded to a conversation.

Following the announcement of Assistant with Bard last week, development in the Google app is ramping up. In addition to Pixel 8 users, Google is getting ready to bring Assistant with Bard to Tensor-powered Pixel devices, as well as Samsung’s Galaxy S23 and S24.

In addition to the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, Google announced “Assistant with Bard” today. This is a preview of what’s to come, with the two phones picking up other voice improvements in the short term.

Each of us has preferences or requirements that need to be respected, and soon Google’s Bard will be able to adapt to you by remembering important details that you tell the AI chatbot.