Subj : Google Bard AI's addition to Messages could change the way we tex To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Jan 26 2024 16:45:05 Google Bard AI's addition to Messages could change the way we text forever Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:38:59 +0000 Description: Bard AI could be added to Googles Messages app to help communicate, translate, and suggest ideas in our day-to-day conversations. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Googles experimental AI chatbot Bard may be coming to the Google Messages app in the near future and it promises to bring some major upgrades to your phone-based chats. Tipster Assembler Debug uncovered the feature in the beta code of the Google Messages app. The AI-enhanced features are not yet available, and Assembler Debug states that it doesnt seem to work. However, according to leaked images, you can use Bard to help you write text messages, as well as arrange a date and craft a message calling in sick to your boss, alongside other difficult conversations. Bard in Google Messages could also help to translate conversations and identify images, as well as explore interests. The code suggests it could provide book recommendations and recipe ideas, too. According to the examination of its code, the app is believed to use your location data and past chat information to help generate accurate replies. However, you can provide feedback to Bard's response with a thumbs up or down by long pressing, as well as copy, forward, and favorite its answers, thus helping the AI learn if its reply was appropriate. #GoogleMessagesBard in Google Messages!!Doesn't seem to work yet.#Google #Android #AI pic.twitter.com/aumaSzyQ6s January 19, 2024 See more The project codename Penpal was noted in a beta version (20240111_04_RC00) of the Google Messages app. According to 9to5Googles insights of the beta code, Bard can be accessed by selecting the New conversation option, allowing you to select Bard as a stand-alone chat option. You must be eighteen-years-old to use it and conversations with Bard in the Messages app are not end-to-end encrypted or treated as private, unlike messages exchanged with your contacts. So you might want to avoid sending personal or sensitive messages through the app when Bard is enabled. Google states that chat histories are kept for eighteen months to help enhance Bard and could be reviewed by a human, but no information is associated with your account beyond three years. Google recommends not to say anything to Bard you wouldn't want others to see. Conversations with Bard could be reviewed by Google but are not accessible to other users. However, you can delete your chat history with Bard anytime, which will take 72 hours to remove the data. Echoes of Allo Bard AI's inclusion into the Messages app seems slightly reminiscent of the past project Google Allo , which incorporated the Google Assistant in both stand-alone requests and chats. This service was shut down in 2019 but it could live on in some way through this Bard integration. When asked directly Bard said: While I can't say for certain right now, there are strong indications that I might become available with Google RCS messages in the future." Bard then went on to say that integration with Google Messages was being tested in March 2023 and the functionality aligns with Bard's capabilities to process language, generate text, and answer questions, as well as summarize information making it a natural fit for enhancing messages. The integration of AI into messaging apps reflects many companies' eagerness to infuse AI technologies into their upcoming smartphones, with Samsungs Galaxy AI features being a recent example. Google, however, is no stranger to AI tools in its phones with features like Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, or Live Translate all being staples of Pixel devices. The implications of AI being added to messages are also intriguing, meaning you may never know if that thoughtful reply or fantastic date idea was thought up by a human or their AI assistant. Although Bards inclusion in Google's messaging app isnt yet available and no release date has been announced, Google could decide to not continue with the project. Google could go the Samsung route and make its functionality a subscription-based feature. However, all of this is speculation right now and well have to wait to see exactly how much Bard will change the Messages app in the future. You may also like Google Pixel 8a packaging leak points to a potential design change Google's new update could be breaking Pixel phones again here's what you need to know Samsung Galaxy S24 vs iPhone 15: the key differences ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/google-bard-ais-addition-to-messa ges-could-change-the-way-we-text-forever --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .