Google is stepping up its AI game with its chatbot Bard now having a more intimate integration with other Google applications. Now a stronger LLM, you can ask Bard to do things like find and summarize the contents of an email or even highlight the most salient points of a document.
The feature, called an extension by Google, is only available in English for now.
While giving Bard access to your personal email and documents will no doubt cause data and privacy concerns, Google says that it will not use this information to train Bard’s public model, nor will it be seen by human reviewers. These features are also optional and can be toggled at any time.
Google also announced that the chatbot will also link itself with Maps, YouTube, and Google Flights. This means you can now ask Bard to pull real-time flight information, find nearby attractions, and look for YouTube videos on a certain topic. and a lot more. Another notable improvement to Bard is a new way to double-check Bard’s answers through the chatbot’s “Google It” button.
Since a somewhat clunky launch of Bard in February, Google has been gradually adding more features and updates. One of the most interesting is the ability to generate and debug code.
