Google Bard, the competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has expanded its language support by adding nine Indian languages. The announcement was made during Google I/O 2023 in May, and now Bard is available in 180 countries, including India.
In a recent update, Google introduced support for Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, and Urdu. This brings the total number of supported languages to over 40, making Bard more accessible and useful for a wider range of users. With the new language support, users can now benefit from accurate word pronunciation, listen to poems or scripts, and explore various features.
To interact with Bard, users simply enter a prompt and select the sound icon to hear Bard’s responses. They also have the ability to customize the tone and style of Bard’s replies, choosing options such as simple, long, short, professional, or casual. Currently, this feature is available in English, but Google has plans to expand it to other languages soon.
In addition to language support, Google has also introduced new productivity features for Bard. Users can now pin and rename conversations in the supported languages, allowing for easier access and organization. They can also share conversations with others more effortlessly. These enhancements contribute to a more efficient and user-friendly experience.
Furthermore, Google has integrated the power of Google Lens into Bard, allowing users to upload images and receive information or generate captions based on the photos. This feature, currently available in English (US), will be expanded to more languages in the future.
In May, Google upgraded Bard to PaLM 2, a more advanced language model. This upgrade has resulted in improvements to math and reasoning skills, as well as coding capabilities. Coding has quickly emerged as one of the most popular activities with Bard.
As part of the recent updates, Google now enables users to export Python code to Replit, in addition to Google Colab. This feature supports over 40 languages. With its expanding language support, productivity features, integration with Google Lens, and coding capabilities, Bard aims to provide users with a comprehensive and engaging conversational AI experience.
Overall, Google Bard’s expansion of language support, introduction of productivity features, integration with Google Lens, and enhanced coding capabilities demonstrate its commitment to delivering a versatile and interactive AI chatbot to users worldwide.
