Google plans to launch a new version of Bard, "Bard Advanced," next year, which will be powered by Gemini Ultra, the most powerful version of the Gemini model. This version will be multimodal, meaning it can accept and create images, audio, and video in addition to text. Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, believes that this upgrade represents a significant improvement in Bard's performance and capabilities.
Key takeaways:
- Google's chatbot, Bard, is now powered by Google’s new Gemini model, which is said to match and even exceed OpenAI’s tech in several ways.
- Bard is currently running Gemini Pro, the middle tier of the Gemini series, designed to be fast, efficient, and as capable as possible.
- Google is planning to launch a preview of “Bard Advanced,” powered by Gemini Ultra, next year. This version will be able to accept and create images, audio, and video in addition to text.
- Google's benchmarking suggests that the new model might already make Bard as good a chatbot as ChatGPT.