Google Bard Expansion Update: What’s New?

September’s first update is the AI chatbot’s 10^th and most expansive one yet.

Highlights:

• Google Bardgrants access to the search engine’s suite of tools and services.
• Users can now plan trips, access real-time flight options, and summarize documents.
• Enhancements include multi-language support, improved fact-checking, and an extended language model.
• Bard’s integration with Google services offers a more comprehensive user experience, and user data remains private.

As announced by the company on September 19, 2023, Bard is now integrated with Google’s extended services, expanding its utility far beyond its original scope. With this update, users can harness Bard to craft itineraries or ask it to access their Google Drive to complete a task.

These upgrades mark the most substantial update to Bard since its initial release. It also makes significant strides toward Generative AI, bringing the chatbot closer to ChatGPT in terms of quality content.

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Key Enhancements:

• Multi-Language Support: Bard now supports multiple languages, enhancing its accessibility and usability for a global audience.
• Fact-Check: The chatbot has been equipped with enhanced fact-checking features to ensure more accurate and reliable responses.
• Extended Language Model: The underlying language model powering Bard has received a broad update, further improving its conversational abilities.

Integration and Anchoring

One of the most significant enhancements is Google Bard’s integration with YouTube, Google Maps, and Google’s booking search services for hotels and flights. Users can now seamlessly request information from these services alongside Bard’s existing capabilities.

Moreover, Bard offers the option for users to link their various Google accounts, allowing it to become their very own Personal Information Management System. It can assist in locating specific documents, checking details, and performing various tasks within these applications.

The Double-Check Tool

To ensure the accuracy of responses, Google is introducing a “double-check” tool. Users can click this button to evaluate Bard’s responses, highlighting information that the search engine either confirms or considers different from what is found in its search results. This feature aims to address AI hallucinations.

A Collaborative Approach

Additionally, Bard introduces a feature that enables users to share conversations with others. This feature allows one user to initiate a conversation with Google Bard, and another person can join the chat to contribute and expand on the conversation.

2^nd Google Bard Update in September

On September 27, Google released its newest update, giving users a feedback option when interacting with Bard.

Bard will now provide two different draft responses on some occasions. With this feature, users can choose which draft they prefer, indicate no preference, or choose not to provide feedback at all.

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