Google Bard expands to more markets

During today’s Google I/O, Google presented some news about Bard, the chatbot that has so far received a rather cool reception compared to its competitor ChatGPT.

Google will now integrate more tools into Bard, which among other things means that Bard’s answers can integrate information from Google Maps. Google has also started a partnership with Adobe, which means that Bard’s users can give the chatbot parameters to create an image, which Adobe’s generative text-to-image AI creates the image (see example below).

Perhaps the biggest news about Google Bard is that the chatbot will now be available in 180 markets, having previously only been available in the US and UK. Initially, Bard will only support English, but Google plans to implement support for over 40 new languages in the future.

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For example, in the coming months, we’ll integrate Adobe Firefly into Bard so you can generate completely new images from your own imagination, then edit further or add to designs in Adobe Express. #GoogleIO pic.twitter.com/eECyUU4WfS

— Google (@Google) May 10, 2023

Dark theme is now available in Bard. ⚫

To make Bard easier on your eyes in dim light, you can activate Dark theme right in Bard, or let your OS settings control when it kicks in.#GoogleIO pic.twitter.com/P85P6vdYlE

— Google (@Google) May 10, 2023

With improved math, logic and reasoning skills, Bard can now help generate, explain and debug code in 20+ programming languages — and coding has quickly become one of the most popular things people are doing with Bard. #GoogleIO pic.twitter.com/Vcx5X6y0w7

— Google (@Google) May 10, 2023