LLM/AI Changelog

Introducing Gemini 1.5 Pro to Gemini AdvancedWhat: Gemini Advanced gives you direct access to Google’s next-generation model, 1.5 Pro. With 1.5 Pro, Gemini Advanced can process significantly more information, running up to 1 million tokens – that's 1500 pages.Gemini Advanced will also be availablein 150+ countries and territories, as well as 35+ supported languages.Why:A longer context window lets you solve more complex problems than ever before, which can save you time and boost productivity when you explore and analyze information. We're also gradually expanding access to more languages, countries and territories to enable more people to experience Gemini Advanced.Upgrade to Gemini AdvancedExclusive to Gemini Advanced: Document UploadWhat:Seamlessly upload multiple Google Docs, PDFs, and Word files from Google Drive or your device for summaries, feedback, and insights about your academic, personal, and other documents.This new feature helps elevate your research and writing by summarizing complex topics, identifying trends within and across documents, sharing comprehensive feedback on your written work, and transforming notes and transcripts into structured outlines.Why:Unlock deeper insights from your documents and streamline your workflows with Gemini Advanced to save time.Chat with Gemini in Google MessagesWhat:Starting in English and onselect devices, you can now chat with Gemini directly in Google Messages. Try it out by clicking on the “Start chat” button on Google Messages and select Gemini.Why:You can draft messages, brainstorm ideas, plan events or simply have a fun conversation, all without leaving the Google Messages app.

The Gemini mobile app is available in more languagesWhat: The Gemini app is available in languages like Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and more. Chat to get help with writing, planning, learning and more in a variety of supported languages. Learn more about language, country, and device availability in theHelp Center.Why:We believe AI should be easier to access in your language, on the device you use the most.Extensions are now available in more languagesWhat:You can now access real-time info from Google apps and services like YouTube, Maps, Flights, and Hotelsin over 40 new languageswhere Gemini is available, including German, Portuguese, Spanish, and more. With the Gmail, Docs and Drive extensions, you can even easily find, summarise and get answers from your personal content. You’re in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We’re dedicated to developing Gemini for everyone. This means steadily introducing important features to new languages, while ensuring the best possible user experience.

The Gemini mobile app is available in more languagesWhat:The Gemini app is available in languages like Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and more. Chat to get help with writing, planning, learning and more in a variety of supported languages. Learn more about language, country, and device availability in theHelp Center.Why:We believe AI should be easier to access in your language, on the device you use the most.Extensions are now available in more languagesWhat:You can now access real-time info from Google apps and services like YouTube, Maps, Flights, and Hotelsin over 40 new languageswhere Gemini is available, including German, Portuguese, Spanish, and more. With the Gmail, Docs, and Drive Extensions, you can even easily find, summarize and get answers even from your personal content. You’re in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We’re dedicated to developing Gemini for everyone. This means steadily introducing important features to new languages while ensuring the best possible user experience.

The Gemini mobile app is available in more languagesWhat: The Gemini app is available in languages like Japanese, Korean, Spanish,
Portuguese, and more. Chat to get help with writing, planning, learning and more in a
variety of supported languages. Learn more about language, country, and device availability in theHelp Center.Why:We believe AI should be easier to access in your language, on the device you use the most.Extensions are now available in more languagesWhat:You can now access real-time info from Google apps and services like YouTube, Maps, Flights, and Hotelsin over 40 new languageswhere Gemini is available, including German, Portuguese, Spanish, and more. With the Gmail, Docs and Drive extensions, you can even
easily find, summarise and get answers from your personal content. You’re in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We’re dedicated to developing Gemini for everyone. This means steadily introducing
important features to new languages, while ensuring the best possible user experience.

**Model updates:**

- Released [Gemini 1.5 Pro](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-1.5-pro) (`gemini-1.5-pro-latest`) in preview.
- Released a new text embedding model, `text-embeddings-004`, which supports [elastic embedding](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/embeddings#elastic-embedding) sizes under 768.

**API updates:**

- Released the [File API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files) for temporarily storing media files for use in prompting.
- Added support for prompting with text, image, and audio data, also known as *multimodal* prompting. To learn more, see [Prompting with media](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/prompting_with_media).
- Released [System instructions](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/system-instructions) in beta.
- Added [Function calling mode](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/function-calling#function_calling_mode), which defines the execution behavior for function calling.
- Added support for the `response_mime_type` configuration option, which lets you request responses in [JSON format](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/api-overview#json).

A better way to tune the Gemini web app’s responsesWhat:We’re launching a more precise way for you to tune Gemini’s responses. Starting in English in the Gemini web app, just select the portion of text you want to change, give Gemini some instruction, and get an output that’s closer to what you are looking for.Why:We want to give you more control over your creative process by letting you iterate on content and ideas in the context of the original response.

A better way to tune the Gemini web app's responsesWhat: We're launching a more precise way for you to tune Gemini's responses. Starting in English in the Gemini web app, just select the portion of text you want to change, give Gemini some instruction, and get an output that’s closer to what you are looking for.Why:We want to give you more control over your creative process by letting you iterate on content and ideas in the context of the original response.

Enterprise-grade data protections for Workspace customers is now available in GeminiWhat:Available today, the new Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans give Google Workspace customers access to one of Google’s most capable AI models, 1.0 Ultra in Gemini and enterprise-grade data protections. Administrators can manage Gemini settings via the Google Workspace admin console. The Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans are available and optimized in English in over150 countries and territories.Why:Businesses should be able to use Gemini confidently at work. With the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans, you can elevate your creativity and productivity with access to one of our most powerful models, 1.0 Ultra, while also trusting that your conversations aren't used to train Gemini models. This is just the beginning ​​with even more innovation to come,upgrade todayto Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise.

Enterprise-grade data protections for Workspace customers is now available in GeminiWhat: Available today, the new Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans give Google Workspace customers access to one of Google's most capable AI models, 1.0 Ultra in Gemini and enterprise-grade data protections. Administrators can manage Gemini settings via the Google Workspace admin console. The Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans are available and optimized in English in over150 countries and territories.Why:Businesses should be able to use Gemini confidently at work. With the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise plans, you can elevate your creativity and productivity with access to one of our most powerful models, 1.0 Ultra, while also trusting that your conversations aren't used to train Gemini models. This is just the beginning ​​with even more innovation to come,upgrade todayto Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise.

Exclusive to Gemini Advanced: Edit and run Python codeWhat:Exclusive to Gemini Advanced, you can now edit and run Python code snippets directly in Gemini's user interface. This allows you to experiment with code, see how changes affect the output, and verify that the code works as intended.Why:These coding capabilities are particularly beneficial for two main use cases: learning and verification. For example, students can play with Gemini's code examples to better understand how modifications impact the outputs. This interactive learning experience can help you grasp coding concepts more effectively. Or, developers can quickly check if the code generated by Gemini runs correctly before copying it. This saves you time and ensures that the code you use is functional.

Exclusive to Gemini Advanced: Edit and run Python codeWhat: Exclusive to Gemini Advanced, you can now edit and run Python code snippets directly in Gemini's user interface. This allows you to experiment with code, see how changes affect the output, and verify that the code works as intended.Why:These coding capabilities are particularly beneficial for two main use cases: learning and verification. For example, students can play with Gemini's code examples to better understand how modifications impact the outputs. This interactive learning experience can help you grasp coding concepts more effectively. Or, developers can quickly check if the code generated by Gemini runs correctly before copying it. This saves you time and ensures that the code you use is functional.

Bard is now GeminiWhat:Gemini is the best way to get direct access to Google AI. All the collaborative capabilities you know and love are still here, and will keep getting better in the Gemini era. We’ve also evolved the UI to reduce visual distractions, improve legibility, and simplify the navigation.Why:We’re committed to giving everyone direct access to Google AI and, as of this week, every Gemini user across our supported countries and languages has access to Google’s best family of AI models. To better reflect this commitment, we’ve renamed Bard to Gemini.Try Gemini Advanced to access Google’s most capable AI model, 1.0 UltraWhat:Gemini Advanced gives you access to our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. If you want to be one of the first to access Google’s latest AI advancements as they become available, this is for you. With our 1.0 Ultra model, Gemini Advanced is far more capable at highly complex tasks like coding, logical reasoning, following nuanced instructions, and creative collaboration. Plus, Gemini Advanced will continue to expand with new and exclusive features in the coming months, including expanded multi-modal capabilities, even better coding features, as well as the ability to upload and more deeply analyze files, documents, data, and more. Gemini Advanced is a paid plan available in over150 countries and territories. It is available and optimized only for English with our 1.0 Ultra model, but can respond to queries in other languages that Gemini is available in.Learn moreWhy:With Gemini Advanced, you can be one of the first to try our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. We’re just getting started and Gemini Advanced will continue to get even better. We invite you to join us on this journey.Upgrade to Gemini AdvancedChat to supercharge your ideas in the Gemini appWhat:Get help learning in new ways, writing thank you notes, planning events, and more with Google AI on your phone. Gemini is integrated with Google apps like Gmail, Maps, and YouTube, mak

Bard is now GeminiWhat: Gemini is the best way to get direct access to Google AI. All the collaborative capabilities you know and love are still here, and will keep getting better in the Gemini era. We’ve also evolved the UI to reduce visual distractions, improve legibility, and simplify the navigation.Why:We’re committed to giving everyone direct access to Google AI and, as of this week, every Gemini user across our supported countries and languages has access to Google’s best family of AI models. To better reflect this commitment, we’ve renamed Bard to Gemini.Try Gemini Advanced to access Google’s most capable AI model, 1.0 UltraWhat:Gemini Advanced gives you access to our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. If you want to be one of the first to access Google's latest AI advancements as they become available, this is for you. With our 1.0 Ultra model, Gemini Advanced is far more capable at highly complex tasks like coding, logical reasoning, following nuanced instructions and creative collaboration. Plus, Gemini Advanced will continue to expand with new and exclusive features in the coming months, including expanded multi-modal capabilities and even better coding features, as well as the ability to upload and more deeply analyse files, documents, data and more. Gemini Advanced is a paid plan available in overcountries and territories. It is available and optimised only for English with our 1.0 Ultra model, but can respond to queries in other languages that Gemini is available in.Learn moreWhy: With Gemini Advanced, you can be one of the first to try our most capable AI model, 1.0 Ultra. We're just getting started, and Gemini Advanced will continue to get even better. We invite you to join us on this journey.Upgrade to Gemini AdvancedChat to supercharge your ideas in the Gemini appWhat:Get help learning in new ways, writing thank you notes, planning events, and more with Google AI on your phone. Gemini is integrated with Google apps like Gmail, Maps and YouTube, maki

Create images with BardWhat:You can create captivating images for work, play, and anything in between with Bard. It’s easy to use - simply enter a few words to bring your imagination to life, starting with English prompts. Click ‘Generate more’ for more options and download the ones you like.Learn more.Why:Sometimes you might have a picture in mind and now you can easily bring that to life. Create totally unique images in seconds without having to learn complex software.Bard with Gemini Pro is coming to more languagesWhat:Bard with Gemini Pro is coming worldwide toall languageswhere Bard is available.With this upgrade, Bard will be far more capable at things like understanding, summarizing, reasoning, brainstorming, writing and planning.Why:With Gemini Pro, you can discover new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.Double-check coming to more languagesWhat:Double-check is now available for Bard responses inmost supported languages.Why:We're working to enable the double-check feature in additional languages to help more users evaluate Bard's responses in their learning journeys.

Create images with BardWhat: You can create captivating images for work, play and anything in between with Bard. It’s easy to use – simply enter a few words to bring your imagination to life, starting with English prompts. Click "Generate more" for more options and download the ones you like.Why: Sometimes you might have a picture in mind and now you can easily bring that to life. Create totally unique images in seconds without having to learn complex software.Bard with Gemini Pro is coming to more languagesWhat:Bard with Gemini Pro is coming worldwide toall languageswhere Bard is available.With this upgrade, Bard will be far more capable at things like understanding, summarizing, reasoning, brainstorming, writing and planning.Why:With Gemini Pro, you can discover new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.Double-check coming to more languagesWhat:Double-check is now available for Bard responses inmost supported languages.Why:We're working to enable the double-check feature in additional languages to help more users evaluate Bard's responses in their learning journeys.

Expanding Bard Extensions to new languagesWhat:You can now use Bard to access helpful information from Google apps and services in Japanese and Korean, as well as English. With Bard Extensions, you can retrieve real-time info from YouTube, Hotels, Flights, and Maps and even allow Bard to retrieve information from your Gmail, Docs, and Drive, so you can easily find, summarize and get answers from your personal content. You're in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We're committed to building Bard responsibly, gradually bringing key features to more languages over time.Bard can now support exporting more languages to ReplitWhat:In addition to Python, the Export to Replit feature will now support 18 programming languages including C++, Javascript, Ruby, SQL and Swift.Why:As we continue to see developers come to Bard for help with coding, we've heard that you want to engage in Bard's coding-specific features in more programming languages.

Expanding Bard extensions to new languagesWhat: You can now use Bard to access helpful information from Google apps and services in Japanese and Korean, as well as English. With Bard extensions, you can retrieve real-time info from YouTube, Hotels, Flights and Maps, and even allow Bard to retrieve information from your Gmail, Docs and Drive, so you can easily find, summarise and get answers from your personal content. You're in control of your privacy settings when deciding how you want to use extensions.Why:We're committed to building Bard responsibly, gradually bringing key features to more languages over time.Bard can now support exporting more languages to ReplitWhat:In addition to Python, the Export to Replit feature will now support 18 programming languages including C++, Javascript, Ruby, SQL and Swift.Why:As we continue to see developers come to Bard for help with coding, we've heard that you want to engage in Bard's coding-specific features in more programming languages.

**Model updates:**

- gemini-pro: New text model for a wide variety of tasks. Balances capability and efficiency.
- gemini-pro-vision: New multimodal model for a wide variety of tasks. Balances capability and efficiency.
- embedding-001: New embeddings model.
- aqa: A new specially tuned model that is trained to answer questions using text passages for grounding generated answers.

See [Gemini models](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini) for more details.

**API version updates:**

- v1: The stable API channel.
- v1beta: Beta channel. This channel has features that may be under development.

See [the API versions topic](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/api-versions) for more details.

**API updates:**

- `GenerateContent` is a single unified endpoint for chat and text.
- Streaming available through the `StreamGenerateContent` method.
- Multimodal capability: Image is a new supported modality
- New beta features:
- [Function Calling](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/function-calling)
- [Semantic Retriever](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/semantic_retrieval)
- Attributed Question Answering (AQA)
- Updated candidate count: Gemini models only return 1 candidate.
- Different Safety Settings and SafetyRating categories. See [safety settings](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/safety-settings) for more details.
- Tuning models is not yet supported for Gemini models (Work in progress).

Bard is getting its biggest upgrade yet with Gemini ProWhat:Starting today, we’re introducing Gemini Pro in Bard, for Bard’s biggest upgrade yet. We’ve specifically tuned Gemini Pro in Bard to be far more capable at things like understanding and summarizing, reasoning, coding, and planning. You can try out Bard with Gemini Pro for text-based prompts, with support for other modalities coming soon. It will be available in English in more than 170 countries and territories to start, and come to more languages and places, like Europe, in the near future.Why:Today, Google introducedGemini, the most capable AI model in the world. Gemini unlocks new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.

Bard is getting its biggest upgrade yet with Gemini ProWhat: As of today, we're introducing Gemini Pro in Bard, for Bard's biggest upgrade yet. We've specifically tuned Gemini Pro in Bard to be far more capable at things such as understanding and summarising, reasoning, coding and planning. You can try out Bard with Gemini Pro for text-based prompts, with support for other modalities coming soon. It will be available in English in more than 170 countries and territories to start, and come to more languages and places, like Europe, in the near future.Why:Today, Google introducedGemini, the most capable AI model in the world. Gemini unlocks new ways to create, interact and collaborate with Bard.

Expanding Bard’s understanding of YouTube videosWhat:We're taking the first steps in Bard's ability to understand YouTube videos. For example, if you’re looking for videos on how to make olive oil cake, you can now also ask how many eggs the recipe in the first video requires.Why:We’ve heard you want deeper engagement with YouTube videos. So we’re expanding the YouTube Extension to understand some video content so you can have a richer conversation with Bard about it.

Bard is available for more age groupsWhat:Bard is expanding access to teens in most countries around the world, starting with English. We’ve added age-appropriate protections, updated onboarding for teens, and developed experiences geared to empower exploration and learning with Bard. Want to learn more about generative AI and its abilities and limitations?Learn about generative AI.Why:We believe Bard can be a helpful tool for teens when they need a little extra inspiration and motivation on their ideas, hobbies, and plans, or when they want to better understand topics quickly in a style that works for them. Whether it's learning homework concepts or getting support through big milestones like applying to their first job or preparing for college, Bard can help.Get help with math equations on BardWhat:Getting stuck on that math equation? Starting with English, Bard can give you step-by-step explanations to the problem, so you can solve similar ones in the future. Just ask Bard, or take a photo of the question and upload it.Why:To learn math effectively, it is important to deeply understand the concept and to practice often. Bard helps you understand and practice new math concepts by giving you not only the solution, but by showing you how to approach solving each one of them.Bard helps you visualize dataWhat:Starting with English, Bard can generate charts from data you include in your prompts or from tables that Bard generates during your conversations.Why:Charts provide a visual way to understand data that you’re interested in learning more about.

Bard is available for more age groupsWhat: Bard is expanding access to teenagers in most countries around the world, starting with English. We’ve added age-appropriate protections, updated onboarding for teenagers and developed experiences geared to empower exploration and learning with Bard. Want to learn more about generative AI and its abilities and limitations?Why: We believe Bard can be a helpful tool for teenagers when they need a little extra inspiration and motivation on their ideas, hobbies and plans, or when they want to better understand topics quickly in a style that works for them. Whether it's learning homework concepts or getting support through big milestones like applying to their first job or preparing for college, Bard can help.Get help with math equations on BardWhat:Getting stuck on that math equation? Starting with English, Bard can give you step-by-step explanations to the problem, so you can solve similar ones in the future. Just ask Bard, or take a photo of the question and upload it.Why:To learn math effectively, it is important to deeply understand the concept and to practice often. Bard helps you understand and practice new math concepts by giving you not only the solution, but by showing you how to approach solving each one of them.Bard helps you visualize dataWhat:Starting with English, Bard can generate charts from data you include in your prompts or from tables that Bard generates during your conversations.Why:Charts provide a visual way to understand data that you’re interested in learning more about.

Bard’s responses can now appear in real timeWhat:We’re launching a new setting that lets Bard’s responses show while in progress, so you don’t have to wait for the full response to appear.Why:Bard is here to accelerate your creative process. Now you can start reading responses while they’re still generating, so you can stay in the creative flow and iterate on your ideas faster.

Bard’s responses can now appear in real timeWhat:We’re launching a new setting that lets Bard’s responses show while in progress, so you don’t have to wait for the full response to appear.Why:Bard is here to accelerate your creative process. Now you can start reading responses while they're still generating, so you can stay in the creative flow and iterate on your ideas faster.

Bard can now summarize more of your emailsWhat:When you use the Workspace Extension, Bard can now summarize more emails at a time. It can also better understand when you ask for recent emails.Why:We are taking a small step to improve quality and make the Workspace Extension more useful by summarizing more of your emails. Sometimes you just need an update, so we’re improving the way Bard can understand when you need the latest emails.Your shared conversations now support uploaded imagesWhat:When you share a conversation that has an image as part of the prompt, the image will now also be visible.Why:Adding an image to your prompt can take your creativity to new heights. Now that others can see the image you used in your prompt, they will be able to better appreciate your creative process and continue the conversation with Bard in their own way.

Help Bard improve side by sideWhat:We’ve added a new way for you to give feedback. When Bard occasionally responds with 2 drafts side by side, select the draft you prefer. You can also indicate no preference or opt out entirely.Why:Real-world feedback helps Bard improve the quality of its responses. Your feedback on Bard drafts contributes to making Bard better for yourself and others.

Help Bard improve side by sideWhat: We’ve added a new way for you to give feedback. When Bard occasionally responds with two drafts side by side, select the draft you prefer. You can also indicate no preference or opt out entirely.Why:Real-world feedback helps Bard improve the quality of its responses. Your feedback on Bard drafts contributes to making Bard better for yourself and others.

Introducing Bard’s most capable model yetWhat:Your feedback has accelerated Bard’s ability to be more intuitive, imaginative, and responsive than ever before. Whether you want to collaborate on something playful and creative, start in one language and continue in up to 40+ other languages, ask for in-depth coding assistance, or learn about new topics from different points of view, Bard can help you explore possibilities with greater quality and accuracy.Why:We believe in rapid iteration and bringing the best of Bard to the world. Your feedback has helped unlock the most capable version of Bard yet for stronger collaboration in languages and countries all over the world.Bard can now access helpful information from Google apps and servicesWhat:Starting in English, Bard can now retrieve and help you work with real time info from Maps, YouTube, Hotels and Flights. You can pull together what you need across information sources and bring ideas to life easier and faster. These extensions are enabled by default, and you can disable them any time.Why:Just about everything we do in life involves a bit of gathering information and planning. Bard makes it easy to work together across even more sources, so you can keep your ideas moving forward.Collaborate with Bard on your content in Gmail, Docs & DriveWhat:Starting in English, you can enable Bard to interact with information from your Gmail, Docs and Drive so you can find, summarize and answer questions across your personal content. Your Google Workspace data won’t be used to train Bard’s public model and you can disable at any time.Why:Now, you can collaborate not only with the world’s information, but also with your own, all in one place, with Bard as your creative partner.Double-check Bard’s responses with Google It v2What:With the power of Google Search, the [G] button can help you double-check Bard’s AI-generated responses. Starting with English, when a statement can be evaluated, you’ll see it highlighted in Bard’s respo

Introducing Bard’s most capable model yetWhat: Your feedback has accelerated Bard’s ability to be more intuitive, imaginative and responsive than ever before. Whether you want to collaborate on something playful and creative, start in one language and continue in up to 40+ other languages, ask for in-depth coding assistance, or learn about new topics from different points of view, Bard can help you explore possibilities with greater quality and accuracy.Why:We believe in rapid iteration and bringing the best of Bard to the world. Your feedback has helped unlock the most capable version of Bard yet for stronger collaboration in languages and countries all over the world.Bard can now access helpful information from Google apps and servicesWhat:Starting in English, Bard can now retrieve and help you work with real time info from Maps, YouTube, Hotels and Flights. You can pull together what you need across information sources and bring ideas to life easier and faster. These extensions are enabled by default, and you can disable them any time.Why:Just about everything we do in life involves a bit of gathering information and planning. Bard makes it easy to work together across even more sources, so you can keep your ideas moving forward.Collaborate with Bard on your content in Gmail, Docs & DriveWhat:Starting in English, you can enable Bard to interact with information from your Gmail, Docs and Drive so you can find, summarize and answer questions across your personal content. Your Google Workspace data won’t be used to train Bard’s public model and you can disable at any time.Why:Now, you can collaborate not only with the world’s information, but also with your own, all in one place, with Bard as your creative partner.Double-check Bard’s responses with Google It v2What:With the power of Google Search, the [G] button can help you double-check Bard’s AI-generated responses. Starting with English, when a statement can be evaluated, you’ll see it highlighted in Bard’s respo

Bard is available in new places and languagesWhat:Bard is now available in over 40 new languages including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), German, Hindi, Spanish, and more. We have also expanded access to more places, including all 27 countries in the European Union (EU) and Brazil.Why:Bard is global and is intended to help you explore possibilities. Our English, Japanese, and Korean support helped us learn how to launch languages responsibly, enabling us to now support the majority of language coverage on the internet.Google Lens in BardWhat:You can upload images alongside text in your conversations with Bard, allowing you to boost your imagination and creativity in completely new ways. To make this happen, we’re bringing the power of Google Lens into Bard, starting with English.Why:Images are a fundamental part of how we put our imaginations to work, so we’ve added Google Lens to Bard. Whether you want more information about an image or need inspiration for a funny caption, you now have even more ways to explore and create with Bard.Bard can read responses out loudWhat:We’re adding text-to-speech capabilities to Bard in over 40 languages, including Hindi, Spanish, and US English.Why:Sometimes hearing something aloud helps you bring an idea to life in new ways beyond reading it. Listen to responses and see what it helps you imagine and create!Pinned & Recent ThreadsWhat:You can now pick up where you left off with your past Bard conversations and organize them according to your needs. We’ve added the ability to pin conversations, rename them, and have multiple conversations going at once.Why:The best ideas take time, sometimes multiple hours or days to create. Keep your threads and pin your most critical threads to keep your creative process flowing.Share your Bard conversations with othersWhat:We’ve made it easier to share part or all of your Bard chat with others. Shareable links make seeing your chat and any sources just a click away so others can seaml

Bard is available in new places and languagesWhat: Bard is now available in over 40 new languages including Arabic, Chinese (simplified/traditional), German, Hindi, Spanish and more. We have also expanded access to more places, including all 27 countries in the European Union (EU) and Brazil.Why:Bard is global and is intended to help you explore possibilities. Our English, Japanese, and Korean support helped us learn how to launch languages responsibly, enabling us to now support the majority of language coverage on the internet.Google Lens in BardWhat:You can upload images alongside text in your conversations with Bard, allowing you to boost your imagination and creativity in completely new ways. To make this happen, we’re bringing the power of Google Lens into Bard, starting with English.Why:Images are a fundamental part of how we put our imaginations to work, so we’ve added Google Lens to Bard. Whether you want more information about an image or need inspiration for a funny caption, you now have even more ways to explore and create with Bard.Bard can read responses out loudWhat:We’re adding text-to-speech capabilities to Bard in over 40 languages, including Hindi, Spanish, and US English.Why:Sometimes hearing something aloud helps you bring an idea to life in new ways beyond reading it. Listen to responses and see what it helps you imagine and create!Pinned & Recent ThreadsWhat:You can now pick up where you left off with your past Bard conversations and organize them according to your needs. We’ve added the ability to pin conversations, rename them, and have multiple conversations going at once.Why:The best ideas take time, sometimes multiple hours or days to create. Keep your threads and pin your most critical threads to keep your creative process flowing.Share your Bard conversations with othersWhat:We’ve made it easier to share part or all of your Bard chat with others. Shareable links make seeing your chat and any sources just a click away so others can seaml

Bard codes for you for improved math and data analysisWhat:Starting with English, we’ve updated Bard to detect computational prompts and run code in the background, making Bard better at mathematical tasks, coding questions, and string manipulation.Why:We’re supercharging your ability to analyze data by making Bard better at computation, like finding how many times a certain number shows up in a data set. Bard won’t always get it right, but will keep improving with your feedback.Export Bard-generated tables to Google SheetsWhat:When Bard generates tables, you can now export them right into Google Sheets.Why:Continue your creative explorations wherever you need by moving Bard responses into more of your favorite apps.

More relevant responses with location infoWhat:Bard can start providing more relevant responses if you choose to let it use your device’s precise location. You can manage your preferences inlocation settings.Why:Precise location helps Bard provide more relevant responses about restaurants near you and many other things about your area.

More relevant responses with location infoWhat: Bard can start providing more relevant responses if you choose to let it use your device's precise location. You can manage your preferences inlocation settings.Why:Precise location helps Bard provide more relevant responses about restaurants near you and many other things about your area.

Bringing images to BardWhat:Starting with English responses, Bard can now bring in images from Google Search, so you can get helpful responses with visuals. You can also ask Bard for images directly. Bard will show a source for each image.Why:Images can help you communicate your ideas more effectively. They can bring concepts to life, make recommendations more persuasive, and enhance responses when you ask for visual information.

Bringing images to BardWhat: Starting with English responses, Bard can now bring in images from Google Search, so you can get helpful responses with visuals. You can also ask Bard for images directly. Bard will show a source for each image.Why:Images can help you communicate your ideas more effectively. They can bring concepts to life, make recommendations more persuasive and enhance responses when you ask for visual information.

More concise summariesWhat:We’ve updated Bard with better summarization capabilities by incorporating advances we’ve developed in our large language models.Why:We’re making Bard better at summarizing information, which is especially helpful when you want to get the gist of a topic quickly. Bard won’t always get it right, but will keep improving with your feedback.Making sources more usefulWhat:Bard can now help you identify which parts of a response match a source. For the responses with sources, you’ll see numbers alongside the response. By clicking on the numbers you will now be able to identify the section of the text that matches the source and easily navigate to it.Why:We want to make it easier for you to understand which parts of a response match a source and provide you with source links in line with the text.

Expanding access to Bard in more countries and languagesWhat:You can now collaborate with Bard in Japanese and Korean, in addition to US English. We have also expanded access to Bard in all three languages to over 180 countries and territories.Why:As we continue to build Bard responsibly with more real-world feedback, we're gradually expanding access to more languages, countries, and territories over time.Export to Google Docs & GmailWhat:We've added new one-click options to export content generated by Bard, including formatting, directly into Google Docs and Gmail.Why:We want to speed up and simplify your workflow by giving you a way to export Bard’s responses and edit them directly in these Google Workspace apps.Read more comfortably in dim lightWhat:We’ve launched Dark theme on Bard, giving you the ability to easily switch Bard’s appearance between a light background with dark text to a dark background with light text.Why:Dark theme can make using Bard easier on your eyes in dim light.

2023.05.10Expanding access to Bard in more countries and languagesWhat: You can now collaborate with Bard in Japanese and Korean, in addition to US English. We have also expanded access to Bard in all three languages to over 180 countries and territories.Why:As we continue to build Bard responsibly with more real-world feedback, we're gradually expanding access to more languages, countries, and territories over time.Export to Google Docs & GmailWhat:We've added new one-click options to export content generated by Bard, including formatting, directly into Google Docs and Gmail.Why:We want to speed up and simplify your workflow by giving you a way to export Bard’s responses and edit them directly in these Google Workspace apps.Read more comfortably in dim lightWhat:We’ve launched Dark theme on Bard, giving you the ability to easily switch Bard’s appearance between a light background with dark text to a dark background with light text.Why:Dark theme can make using Bard easier on your eyes in dim light.

Access for Google Workspace accountsWhat:Google Workspace admins can now enable Bard for their domains, allowing their users to access Bard using their Workspace accounts.Why:You can now use Bard to help with work, research, or other business needs, when signed into your administrator-enabled Google Workspace account.

Help with codingWhat:Bard can now help you code in over 20 programming languages. When Bard generates Python code, you can also export & test the code directly in Google Colab. Try prompting Bard for help with languages like C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, and even Google Sheets functions.Why:People of all levels of programming experience, from beginners to experienced engineers, can use Bard to help with coding—whether it’s by generating & exporting code, debugging code, or explaining how code works. Use discretion and carefully test and review all code for errors, bugs, and vulnerabilities before relying on it.Adding more variety to draftsWhat:When you view other drafts, you’ll now see a wider range of options that are more distinct from each other.Why:A wider range of more distinct drafts can help expand your creative explorations.

2023.04.21Help with codingWhat: Bard can now help you code in over 20 programming languages. When Bard generates Python code, you can also export and test the code directly in Google Colab. Try prompting Bard for help with languages like C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, and even Google Sheets functions.Why:People of all levels of programming experience, from beginners to experienced engineers, can use Bard to help with coding—whether it’s by generating & exporting code, debugging code, or explaining how code works. Use discretion and carefully test and review all code for errors, bugs, and vulnerabilities before relying on it.Adding more variety to draftsWhat:When you view other drafts, you’ll now see a wider range of options that are more distinct from each other.Why:A wider range of more distinct drafts can help expand your creative explorations.

Welcome to Bard’s inaugural experiment update!Experiment updates pageWhat:We’ve launched anExperiment updatespage to post the latest features, improvements, and bug fixes for the Bard experiment.Why:So that people will have an easy place to see the latest Bard updates for them to test and provide feedback.There’s more when you click “Google it”What:We’ve added additional suggested Search topics when people click “Google it.”Why:People will be able to explore a broader range of interests with more related topics.Updates to Bard’s capabilitiesWhat:We've updated Bard with better capabilities for math and logic.Why:Bard doesn’t always get it right on math and logic prompts and we are working toward higher-quality responses in these areas.