Google rushed to launch its generative AI-backed Bard chatbot in February final yr as a counterweight to OpenAI‘s ChatGPT. Nevertheless, nearly a yr after the launch of Bard, Google could also be planning to vary its title to Gemini, together with numerous different modifications, together with the launch of a devoted app and the introduction of a paid language mannequin for “complicated” duties.
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The information of Google altering the title of its AI mannequin was revealed through a put up on X by Android app developer Dylan Roussel, who shared a picture of a Google Bard changelog dated February 7, which means the brand new modifications may very well be rolling out in a number of days.
The alleged changelog reveals the rationale behind the title change to Gemini: “We’re dedicated to giving everybody direct entry to Google Al and, as of this week, each Gemini person throughout our supported international locations and languages has entry to Google’s finest household of Al fashions. To higher replicate this dedication, we have renamed Bard to Gemini.”
The changelog additionally means that Google could also be launching a devoted Gemini app for Android and iOS gadgets. The Gemini app will initially be accessible in English on “choose gadgets” within the US, with different languages together with Japanese, Korean and English rolling out globally within the following days, and help for extra international locations and languages may come quickly sufficient. The changelog notes that the launch of the Gemini app is a step in direction of realising the “imaginative and prescient to ship the world’s most useful Al assistant”.
The brand new improve may additionally deliver with it the announcement of Google’s Gemini Superior model, powered by the Gemini Extremely 1.0 language mannequin. Google had introduced its Gemini household of language fashions in a weblog put up late final yr, and whereas Gemini Professional and Gemini Nano have been made accessible instantly, Gemini Extremely was scheduled to be accessible “early” this yr.
Google had beforehand claimed that the Extremely was its “largest and most succesful mannequin”, designed for extremely complicated duties. Gemini Extremely has additionally been touted as the primary language mannequin to “outperform human consultants at MMLU (large multitask language understanding)”, and Google has positioned Gemini Extremely as a method of lastly taking over the would possibly of GPT-4-powered ChatGPT, which is at the moment believed to be probably the most highly effective chatbot.
Much like OpenAI’s GPT-4 language mannequin, entry to the Gemini Superior-based Ulta 1.0 language mannequin will probably be behind a paywall, in accordance with the changelog. Nevertheless, the precise pricing for the digital assistant will not be but identified, and extra data will come solely after an official announcement from Google.
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Printed: 05 Feb 2024, 05:39 PM IST
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