Google Bard now has deeper integration with Google Search, the place you need to use Google Search to double-check the responses Google Bard gives. Google will then inform you if Google Search discovered comparable content material to the Bard responses or discovered content material that differs from the Bard responses.
Beginning at the moment with responses in English, you need to use Bard’s “Google it” button to extra simply double-check its solutions — an enchancment that faucets into work by Google Analysis and Google DeepMind, Google wrote.
If you click on on the “G” icon, Bard will learn the response and consider whether or not there may be content material throughout the online to substantiate it. When an announcement could be evaluated, you possibly can click on the highlighted phrases and study extra about supporting or contradicting info discovered by Search.
Google instructed me it is essential to notice that the hyperlinks supplied are content material discovered by Search and don’t suggest these sources knowledgeable Bard’s preliminary response.
You click on this “G” button after which it is going to analyze the response given by Bard and color-code the strains of textual content as illustrated above:
Google additionally Bard Extensions for Gmail, Docs, Drive, Maps, YouTube, and Google Flights / Motels, the growth of the Lens integration in 40 new languages; and Bard up to date its PaLM2 mannequin. This comes a couple of days after I famous on X that Bard has not pushed an replace in months:
It has been over two months since Google Bard pushed out any up to date https://t.co/ZRviNjvHOA pic.twitter.com/MYb89YU1Ig
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) September 15, 2023
A comparable factor occurred final time I wrote about Bard not pushing out any updates.
Right here is the total checklist of Bard updates Google posted at the moment:
(1) Introducing Bard’s most succesful mannequin but:
What: Your suggestions has accelerated Bard’s means to be extra intuitive, imaginative, and responsive than ever earlier than. Whether or not you wish to collaborate on one thing playful and artistic, begin in a single language and proceed in as much as 40+ different languages, ask for in-depth coding help, or study new matters from completely different factors of view, Bard can assist you discover potentialities with larger high quality and accuracy.
Why: We imagine in speedy iteration and bringing one of the best of Bard to the world. Your suggestions has helped unlock probably the most succesful model of Bard but for stronger collaboration in languages and international locations everywhere in the world.
(2) Bard can now entry useful info from Google apps
What: Bard can now retrieve and provide help to work with actual time data from Maps, YouTube, Motels and Flights. You’ll be able to pull collectively what you want throughout info sources and produce concepts to life simpler and quicker. These extensions are enabled by default, and you may disable them any time.
Why: Nearly all the things we do in life entails a little bit of gathering info and planning. Bard makes it straightforward to work collectively throughout much more sources, so you possibly can maintain your concepts shifting ahead.
(3) Collaborate with Bard in your content material in Gmail, Docs & Drive
What: You’ll be able to allow Bard to work together with info out of your Gmail, Docs and Drive so you’ll find, summarize and reply questions throughout your private content material. Your Google Workspace information received’t be used to coach Bard’s public mannequin and you may disable at any time.
Why: Now, you possibly can collaborate not solely with the world’s info, but additionally with your individual, multi function place, with Bard as your artistic companion.
(4) Double-check Bard’s responses with Google It v2
What: With the ability of Google Search, the [G] button can assist you double-check Bard’s AI-generated responses. Beginning with English, when an announcement could be evaluated, you’ll see it highlighted in Bard’s response and may click on to study extra.
Notice: The hyperlinks supplied are content material discovered by Search and don’t suggest these sources knowledgeable Bard’s preliminary response.
Why: Persons are utilizing AI instruments to extra simply perceive complicated matters in new methods. As you proceed your studying journeys with Bard, it’s essential that you just really feel extra assured within the info generated with AI.
(5) Construct off of conversations shared with you
What: When somebody shares a Bard dialog with you thru Bard’s public hyperlink sharing function, you possibly can proceed that dialog in your account and construct off of what they began.
Why: Creativity is commonly impressed by the work of others, and the extra concepts we’ve got to work with, the extra doubtless we’re to provide you with one thing actually revolutionary. That’s why we’re making it simpler so that you can use conversations shared by others as a place to begin on your personal artistic explorations.
(6) Extra options can be found in all supported languages
What: You’ll be able to add photographs with Google Lens, get Google Search photographs in responses, and modify Bard’s responses to be easier, longer, shorter, extra skilled or extra informal in all supported languages.
Why: Having the choice to change responses to raised meet your wants offers you extra management over your artistic course of. Utilizing photographs as a part of prompts unlocks a brand new stage of creativity, and having photographs as a part of responses can assist convey concepts to life.
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