Google Renames Bard AI To Gemini and Launches a New App

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Google has been investing closely in AI for a number of years with a aim to enhance Search and different merchandise. The corporate is understood for having quite a lot of comparable merchandise with confusingly totally different names. Nevertheless, Google has determined that it could solely have one identify for all its AI work – Gemini. 

The tech large just lately introduced that Google’s AI will now be rebranded as Gemini. This contains Bard, its synthetic intelligence chatbot and assistant, and the most important international competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The Duet AI, Google’s Workspace apps like Gmail and Doc, can even be referred to as Gemini. 

Gemini is the identify of a giant language mannequin (LLM) that powers Bard. It’s the strongest LLM at Google, able to superior textual content era, holding conversations, and producing laptop code. Probably the most-awaited Google Gemini 1.0 was launched in December final 12 months in three plans: Gemini Extremely, Gemini Professional, and Gemini Nano. 

Google additionally introduced that it’s releasing a devoted Gemini app for Android. Whereas there isn’t a devoted Gemini app for iOS but, customers can expertise Gemini options on the Google app on iOS within the coming weeks. 

The Google cellular app is the place most individuals may have their first encounter with Gemini. Customers can set Gemini because the default help within the app. Whereas Google has not made any announcement on whether or not they’re eliminating Assistant, the corporate has been deprioritizing Assistant for some time. We will count on Gemini to finally exchange Assistant. 

The announcement by Google additionally contains an introduction to Gemini Superior, which supplies customers entry to Gemini Extremely 1.0, Google’s largest and most succesful state-of-the-art AI mannequin.

“With our Extremely 1.0 mannequin, Gemini Superior is way extra succesful at extremely complicated duties like coding, logical reasoning, following nuanced directions, and collaborating on artistic initiatives. Gemini Superior not solely permits you to have longer, extra detailed conversations; it additionally higher understands the context out of your earlier prompts.” wrote Sissie Hsiao, vp and basic supervisor of Gemini in a weblog submit. 

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The rebranding and introduction of a brand new AI app highlights Google’s dedication to pursuing and investing in AI assistants together with all the things from chatbots to coding assistants. In a latest earnings name, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai shared his imaginative and prescient that he finally desires an AI agent that completes increasingly duties on the person’s behalf. 

One other indicator of how essential Gemini is to Google is that now there may be going to be a toggle on the high of the app that lets customers change from Search to Gemini. The Search is an important product of the corporate in its complete existence, and it seems that Gemini appears to matter simply as a lot. 

Google has additionally introduced a brand new AI subscription choice fitted to energy customers who need to entry Gemini Extremely 1.0. The brand new subscription will value $19.99 monthly by means of Google One, the corporate’s paid storage device. Exiting Google One paid subscribers get a two-month free trial. 

It looks like Google is totally dedicated to being an AI firm, and if that’s the case, then the subsequent chapter of the Gemina period may outline Google’s future. The search engine chief should compete in opposition to OpenAI, Perplexity, Anthropic, and several other different highly effective AI opponents. 

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