Google changes Bard’s name to something simpler

The first clues began to appear name change for Bard, a chatbot that Google competes with ChatGPT. The information has not yet been confirmed by the organization, but some developers have found references on the tool’s website that suggest it will be called “Gemini”.

A string has appeared on the chatbot’s website in which the name Bard is replaced by Gemini. Dylan Roussel too shared on X (formerly Twitter) who found the phrase “The Bard is now a Gemini” in the mobile application.

The intention seems to be to ultimately simplify things and bet on one great brand. Gemini is the name Google has chosen for its latest and powerful artificial intelligence model. in last December presented its three variants: Gemini Nano, Gemini Pro, and Gemini Ultra.

Gemini Pro is a model variable integrated into the latest Bard update, also released in December. The company has given the name “Bard with Gemini Pro” or “Gemini Pro on Bard” to promote this new version of the chatbot.

Bard will soon be renamed Gemini!

The changelog also mentions “Gemini Apps,” which appears to be Google’s way of lumping Gemini “web” and Gemini “mobile” together under the same name.

And in case you’re wondering, Bard Advanced will be Gemini Advanced. pic.twitter.com/dPlCYjgjth

— Dylan Roussel (@evowizz) February 1, 2024

Google therefore decided to go with the Gemini brand instead of keeping different names between its base model and the resulting products. The company first used the name at Google I/O 2023 to announce that it was working on its “next-generation foundational model.”

The bard changes his name and attributes

Google announced this Thursday that “Bard with Gemini Pro” is now available in more than 230 countries and 40 languages among them Spanish. This version is the best-performing free chatbot as rated by the Large Model Systems Organization, which evaluates language models. It is only for OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo, available by subscription.

Google will update the Bard later this year, giving it the most powerful version of its Gemini Ultra model. Until now, the company has presented it as Bard Advanced. However, in the code strings of the web page, it is considered as Gemini advanced.

Rumor has it Gemini Advanced will be available as part of the membership. There is no indication of the price yet, but it is known that it will have a new feature called Motoko, which will allow you to customize your own chatbots, in addition, it will be able to handle different types of formats such as text, images, audio, video and code.

The third version of the artificial intelligence model Gemini Nano focuses on efficiency in processing and executing tasks from the device. Google is already using it, for example, to improve some AI functions in Pixel 8 Pro.