Google’s parent company has announced the rollout of Bard in the European Union, as tech firms ramp up their competition to dominate artificial intelligence.
Bard is now available in 27 EU countries, as well as 40 new languages, including Arabic, Chinese, German, Hindi and Spanish.
Bard’s product lead Jack Krawczyk and vice president Amarnag Subramanya said in a blog post, “curiosity and imagination are the driving forces behind human creativity. Whether it’s a child inventing a game, friends dreaming up their next adventure, or an entrepreneur coming up with a new business idea, our ability to imagine new possibilities is one of our most innate human qualities.”
“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.”
Alphabet said it had also updated the chatbot with new functions that will allow users to upload photos, convert text to speech, go back to past conversations, and share chats with friends.
Alphabet first unveiled Bard, which relies on data from Google Search, in February, when it invited users in the United States and the United Kingdom to test the chatbot.
Google rival Microsoft, which announced a $10bn investment in OpenAI in January, has been working to integrate AI functions across its products, including the search engine Bing.
Meta, the owner of Facebook, is also working on a commercial version of its AI model LLaMA to compete with OpenAI and Google.
Source: Al Jazeera
