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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Google has announced updates to its conversational AI assistant, Bard, having integrated it with its apps and services enabling it to give users more helpful responses. The tech giant has also improved the \u201cGoogle it\u201d feature to double-check Bard\u2019s answers and expanded features to more places.<\/p>\n

According to a statement made by Google, since its initial in February 2023, feedback from users coupled with updates made on the PaLM2 model has accelerated Bard\u2019s ability to be more intuitive. It has also accelerated its ability to be more imaginative and responsive in different languages and in countries all over the world.<\/p>\n

Google noted that learning from feedback such as thumbs up and down on responses, they applied state-of-the-art reinforcement learning techniques to train the model to be more intuitive and imaginative.<\/p>\n

\u201cBard now allows people to collaborate on creative projects, start in one language and continue in up to more than 40 other languages and countries,\u201d the statement read in part.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople can also ask for in-depth coding assistance, or learn about new topics from different points of view with greater quality and accuracy.<\/p>\n

\u201d With the new updates, Bard can now retrieve and help a user work with real-time info from Maps, YouTube, Hotels, and flights.<\/p>\n

This way, one can pull together what they need across information sources and bring ideas to life easier and faster. These extensions are enabled by default and can be disabled at any time.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can now collaborate not only with the world\u2019s information but also with your own, all in one place, with Bard as your creative partner,\u201d Google said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith permission, you can enable Bard to interact with information from your Gmail, Docs, and Drive so you can find, summarise, and answer questions across your personal content.
\n\u201cYour Google Workspace data won\u2019t be used to train Bard\u2019s public model and you can disable it at any time.<\/p>\n

\u201d Google also noted that with extensions, Bard now has a bunch of helpers that can bring back only the info one needs from apps and services.<\/p>\n

The company said this is the first step in a fundamentally new capability for Bard where it can talk to other apps and services to provide more helpful responses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very young area of AI where we are still learning and iterating fast. We are excited to make these features available to users and get their feedback,\u201d Google said.<\/p>\n

To double-check responses with greater confidence, the company further noted that there are challenges that come with large language models. Some of them include presenting inaccurate information confidently.<\/p>\n

With Google Search, the (G) button can help one double-check Bard\u2019s AI-generated responses by finding content that\u2019s likely similar to or different from its statements.<\/p>\n

\u201cStarting with English, when a statement can be evaluated, you\u2019ll see it highlighted in Bard\u2019s response and can click to learn more,\u201d Google said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to note that the links provided are content found by Search and do not imply these sources informed Bard\u2019s initial response.<\/p>\n

\u201d Google has also enabled the use of conversations shared by others as a starting point for users\u2019 own creative explorations.<\/p>\n

This means that when one shares a Bard conversation with others through Bard\u2019s public link-sharing feature, they can continue that conversation in their account and build off of what others started. As the company continues to build Bard, it has also expanded access to existing English language features.<\/p>\n

One can upload images with Google Lens, get Google Search images in responses, as well as modify Bard\u2019s responses to be simpler, longer, shorter, more professional, or more casual in more than 40 supported languages and countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving the option to modify responses to better meet your needs gives you more control over your creative process,\u201d the company added.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsing images as part of prompts unlocks a new level of creativity, and having images as part of responses can help bring ideas to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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