The chatbot will soon have third-party partners including Adobe, OpenTable and Instacart and is now accessible in over 180 countries.
Dive Brief:
- Google unveiled a slew of updates for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Bard at its annual Google I/O developer conference on Wednesday, per a blog post, notably eliminating the waitlist for the tool and opening access to over 180 countries.
- Forthcoming features include image-backed responses and a Google Lens integration allowing users to submit an image tied to text-based search prompts. Also in the pipeline is an integration with generative AI-backed Adobe Firefly to generate images from creative prompts.
- Additional third-party plug-ins are in the works, including tie-ups with ZipRecruiter, Instacart, OpenTable, Kayak, Wolfram and Khan Academy. The new features arrive as OpenAI’s ChatGPT has garnered considerable attention in the marketplace.