Bard is now Gemini, but it's more powerful, with more features and new functionalities that aim to facilitate and optimize various tasks.

Every day we come across a growing number of AI tools that are here to revolutionize the market and our lives.

It's almost scary what they are capable of doing.

For example, the ChatGPT, developed by Open AI and released to the public in November 2022, is an example of artificial intelligence generative that can create, in a matter of seconds, different forms of content and offer information on any type of subject.

The tool quickly became popular, forcing other tech giants to create competing AIs. 

And of course, the all-powerful Google couldn't be left behind. In December 2023, the big tech company launched Gemini, a multimodal tool that works with texts, codes, images and videos simultaneously.

But, after all, what is Gemini and how does it work?

Its main feature is being able to work with different types of content, in addition to interpreting the main programming languages used in the world and understanding different languages. 

Have you ever thought about having text, video, and image all together with a single command? Fantastic, right?

From the beginning, it was designed to be able to unite these different formats of information and be able to process broader and more complete responses.

Until now, existing AIs performed all these tasks separately. One tool was needed for text, another for image generation, another for video, and so on.

But Gemini came along and brought it all together in one package. The power to combine all this data and generate surprising results is its biggest differentiator. 

In its first version, Gemini 1.0, it has three modes. They are:

• Gemini Ultra;
• Gemini Pro;
• Gemini Nano.

The difference between them varies according to the difficulty of the activities that each one is capable of performing.

The Ultra version, for example, is recommended for professionals who work with software development and for those who perform more complex work.

But regardless, it's a tool that can be adapted to work in everything from data centers to cell phones.

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And where does Bard come into this story?

O Bard is a chatbot also created by Google to be a direct competitor of ChatGPT. It is a robot that talks through artificial intelligence.

In other words, it creates and develops new content by manipulating machine learning techniques and neural networks. In other words, it's a human brain operated by computing systems. 

But despite having similar functionalities, they are not the same. ChatGPT is limited to providing information and events up to the year 2021, while the Bard It's all in real time (it accesses Google directly).

Point for the Bard!

ChatGPT delivers results exactly as written in the commands. Bard practically talks to you as if it were a person and understands much more complex topics.

Another point for him!

The operational languages are also different. Bard uses the language model called LLM, which in English is an acronym for “large language models”.

And according to Google itself, it is a lightweight and optimized version of LaMDA, the Language Model for Applications and Dialogs (LaMDA).

Already the ChatGPT is based on programming 175 billion parameters to communicate.

Bard also comes with a search button, and you can even turn your content results into a link to share with anyone you want.

And he's multilingual. He's available in 40 languages!  

Both have a sidebar for saving and naming conversations.

But the Bard still has an ace up its sleeve: your answers have a button that directly accesses Google search on the subject you are looking for, and can even be read aloud. 

 Change in sight: BARD is now a Gemini

Until the end of last year, Google's chatbot could be accessed via the website bard.google.com, either via a computer browser or a mobile phone.

But as in the world of technology, steps are taken and changes happen overnight, Google announced on February 8th that Bard now it's called Gemini, combining its interface and AI model in a single address, making the tool even more enhanced.

So now, both technologies are the same. According to Google itself, this merger aims to let users know they're using the big tech giant's most advanced language model.

Sissie Hsiao, Google's vice president, considers this union one of the most important things in the company's history.

In addition to this great news, it was also announced that this new version is fully updated and full of innovations, but for now it is only available in the United States. 

Check out the main changes

Bard's new address:

As we said before, the virtual assistant interface and AI model are the same thing and can be accessed in gemini.google.com

Android and iPhone version:

In addition to the web version, Gemini can also be accessed on Android and iPhone devices, but for now only in the US and very soon in other countries.

Anyone with a cell phone with an Android system will also be able to count on 4GB of RAM and the Android 12 operating system. 

Gemini Advanced:

For R$96.99 per month you can access the paid version of AI through Google Open AI Premium.

Unlike the simpler version of the free plan, the Advanced plan performs much more difficult tasks, such as long and detailed conversations, and assists with complex tasks, such as programming, logical reasoning, and creative projects.

Currently, it's only available in English, but it's accessible in 150 countries, including Brazil. It offers a two-month free trial and two TB of storage. 

Google Assistant and Gemini together:

Google Assistant has joined the trend and will also integrate with Gemini.

The idea is that the tool will be powered by Gemini, making it even more efficient, ensuring more complete and clear results. 

Android devices may have Gemini as the default virtual assistant.

Users can activate it by saying "Ok, Google" or by long-pressing the "Home" key. On the iPhone (iOS), the model will be integrated into the Google app, which will have a button to start a conversation with the artificial intelligence.

Even you, Duet:

The Duet AI virtual assistant, which is integrated with Google Cloud and Google Workspace tools, is also Gemini, and will bring with it all the benefits of AI to Gmail and Google Docs.

With this integration, Google wants to go head-to-head with Microsoft Copilot, its direct competitor.

The technology giant aims to increase companies' productivity and provide protection against cyberattacks.

Gemini, a new era begins

According to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, “In December, we took a significant step forward in our journey to make AI more useful for everyone with the start of the Gemini era, setting a new bar on a wide range of text, image, audio, and video benchmarks.

However, Gemini is evolving to be more than just a family of models. It supports an entire ecosystem—from the products billions of people use every day to the APIs and platforms that help developers and organizations innovate.

With all these incorporations, practically everything is now Gemini, making all these new "baptisms" a big bet for Google. A bet it has already won.  

Source: Google Blog. Written by Mauro Ruffulo. Edited by Nara Sampaio.

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February 27, 2024