Google Bard’s latest update introduces enhanced customization, integration with multiple Google services like Gmail, Docs, and Drive, improved privacy controls, a “Google it” verification feature, and expanded language support, all powered by the updated PaLM 2 model.
Take aways:
- Enhanced Customization: Bard is now better at tailoring its responses to specific user needs. It can assist in tasks like trip planning, drafting online marketplace listings, or explaining complex topics.
- Integration with Google Services: Bard Extensions have been launched in English, allowing Bard to pull information from Gmail, Docs, Drive, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Flights. This enables cross-service tasks like gathering trip dates from Gmail, checking real-time flight and hotel information, and more.
- Privacy Measures: Google assures that personal content from Gmail, Docs, and Drive is not seen by human reviewers, used for ads, or used to train Bard. Users can control their privacy settings and can disable extensions at any time.
- Verification Feature: The “Google it” button allows users to double-check Bard’s answers. Clicking on this button will highlight phrases that can be substantiated or contradicted by web content.
- Collaborative Conversations: Bard now allows users to continue conversations shared through public links, enabling collaborative discussions on various topics.
- Expanded Language Support: Bard’s existing English language features are now accessible in more than 40 languages.
Watch a short demo:
