Despite the launch, Google faced criticism for the rollout of its AI chatbot Bard, with employees calling it "rushed" and "un-Googley." The Gemini Pro upgrade to Bard is available in English in over 170 countries and will be expanded to support new languages and locations in the future. Developers and Google enterprise customers will have access to Gemini Pro through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio or Google Cloud Vertex AI starting on Dec. 13.
Key takeaways:
- Google has launched a pared-down version of its AI model, Gemini, in its AI chatbot Bard, with the most advanced version expected in 2024.
- Gemini is multimodal, meaning it can recognize and understand different types of information such as text, code, audio, image and video simultaneously. It comes in three sizes: Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro, and Gemini Nano.
- Gemini outperformed all other AI models including GPT-4, OpenAI’s most advanced AI model, on 30 of 32 industry benchmarks.
- The Gemini Pro upgrade to Bard is available in English in over 170 countries and territories, and will be expanded to support new languages and locations in the future.