During the Google I/O event, the company announced that it would make its AI chatbot, Bard, more accessible globally by removing most waitlist restrictions.
The chatbot will be available in over 180 countries and territories, with English language support being rolled out first.
Google plans to expand the language support to the top 40 languages soon after.
The chatbot will also have multimodal content, including visual responses to text prompts. Google emphasized the importance of developing Bard responsibly.
The chatbot is likely aimed at Microsoft, which incorporated OpenAI’s Chat GPT into Bing.
This development saw many users switch from Google search to Microsoft’s Bing.
With Bard, Google aims to improve its search engine and compete with Microsoft’s Bing.
The availability of Google’s AI chatbot in third world countries like Zimbabwe, where OpenAI’s Chat GPT is not available, could improve access to information and services.
Source: Techcrunch
