Subj : Google Bard's biggest AI upgrade so far sees it close the gap on To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Wed Dec 06 2023 20:15:05 Google Bard's biggest AI upgrade so far sees it close the gap on ChatGPT Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:00:44 +0000 Description: Bard will see a performance boost thanks to Gemini Pro and will be able to better at making plans moving forward. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Google Bard is receiving a huge boost in performance as it will now be powered by the companys most capable AI model, Gemini. This news may come as a surprise as recent reports circulated claiming that Geminis launch was being delayed due to poor performance across multiple languages. But now, it appears Google felt the pressure to bump up the release of its long-awaited (and possibly worthy) ChatGPT rival. Gemini comes in three different sizes ; however, were only going to focus on the two more powerful versions, Pro and Ultra, because those directly impact Bard. The former, according to the company, can handle a wide variety of tasks. Its the all-rounder that will be present on other Google platforms. Its important to mention the company has fine-tuned Gemini Pro on Bard allowing the AI to be more capable at certain actions like understanding prompts, summarizing content, planning things out, and reasoning. In a demonstration, the tech giant had scientific YouTuber Mark Rober try out the updated Bard. He asked the AI to come up with the most accurate paper airplane which then provided a bunch of different designs and optimizations. The video is supposed to show how Bard can now play a bigger role in the creative process. Availability Bard with Gemini Pro is available today in English across over 170 countries and territories. A full list of supporting nations can be found on Googles Help website . At the time of this writing, you can only enter text prompts although there are plans to implement other modalities soon. Still, we don't know yet what those modalities will be. Whats more, Google intends to expand the AIs reach to Europe (users on the continent currently dont have access), plus grow its language support. Early next year, Bard will see another upgrade where well see Google install its Gemini Ultra model to the AI. This is the top-of-the-line version specifically designed to handle highly complex tasks and accept multimodal inputs such as text, video, and even code. Google explains Ultra will think more carefully before answering tough questions as it has better reasoning skills. Right now, the company is doing some safety checks to make sure the upgrade is the best it can be. When it does come out, the new version will be called Bard Advanced. Its unknown exactly when the new Bard will launch, however, Google will soon release a tester program to a select group of users. We contacted Google to ask when and how people can join this tester program. This story will be updated at a later time. Until then, check out TechRadar's list of the best AI writers for 2023 . You might also like No, you don't need to pay to install Google Bard - it's a malware scam Google Assistant is finally getting Bard's AI smarts and it could help run your life Galaxy S24, S23, and Pixel phones could be first in line for Assistant with Bard ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/google-bards-bigge st-ai-upgrade-so-far-sees-it-close-the-gap-on-chatgpt --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .