Google expands Bard AI service to 40 new languages, 59 nations
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By Adeyemi Adepetun
14 July 2023 | 2:39 am
American technology firm, Google has expanded Bard, its conversational AI service, to 40 new languages including Swahili- the first African language to be included and 59 new countries and territories.
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American technology firm, Google has expanded Bard, its conversational AI service, to 40 new languages including Swahili- the first African language to be included and 59 new countries and territories.
The expansion, according to Google, yesterday, includes new features that allow users to better customise their experience, boost their creativity, and get more done. With the expansion, Bard is now available in most parts of the world, and in the most widely spoken languages, including Swahili, Chinese, German, Spanish, Arabic, and Hindi, and Spanish. Users can now access Bard in their preferred language with text-to-speech also enabled in 8 languages.
Head of Communications and Public Affairs, SSA, Google, Dorothy Ooko, said: “We’re excited that this is Bard’s largest expansion to date – we see its global availability as a great democratizer of knowledge.
“That’s why we created Bard: to help you explore that curiosity, augment your imagination and ultimately get your ideas off the ground — not just by answering your questions, but by helping you build on them.”
As part of the expansion, new updates have been introduced to make the Bard experience more interactive and user-friendly. The ‘Listen to Responses’ feature now provides an auditory dimension to Bard’s responses, making it particularly useful for gaining accurate pronunciation or understanding a script, with just a simple click on the sound icon.
The search engine platform, explained that users can also now adjust Bard’s responses by changing the tone and style of its responses to five different options: simple, long, short, professional or casual, offering a tailored interaction to match individual needs. While this feature has been initially launched in English, plans are underway to extend it to other languages, broadening its accessibility to users around the globe.
According to Google, four additional features were also introduced to help users get more done. It said users can now pin and rename their conversations with Bard, making it easier to revisit conversations that contain important information or ideas later.
Through the export code to more places feature, users can now export Python code to Replit, in addition to Google Colab, making it easier for users to share their code with others or use it in other projects. Users will also be able to share responses with friends using shareable links, making it easier to collaborate on projects or get feedback on ideas. Also launched is the feature allowing users to upload images with prompts to Bard.
Bard seeks to combine the breadth of the world’s knowledge with the power, intelligence and creativity of Google’s large language models. It draws on information from the web to provide responses.
As an experimental technology, Bard may occasionally make inaccurate statements in response to user prompts. So if a response from Bard is inaccurate or unsafe, if one experiences an issue, or just wants to provide feedback, there’s an easy way to do that.
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