Google Bard is No More
Big Week for Gemini Ultra Reveal
Hey Everyone,
A leaked changelog also suggests a paid Gemini Advanced tier will be released February 7.
So by Wednesday February 7th, 2024 we can expect Bard to be no more and Gemini Ultra to launch.
Thankfully Google finally had the send to re-brand Bard into Gemini, what a terrible name that was.
We’ve been anticipating Google Gemini Ultra, their best model. According to the reports:
Ultra beats GPT-4 in 7 out of 8 benchmark tests, and is the first model to outperform human experts on MMLU (massive multitask language understanding)
According to a document leaked on X, Google is planning to introduce some major changes to its Bard AI tool as soon as this week.
The changelog shared by Android app developer Dylan Roussel is dated February 7, and also notes that the paid Gemini Advanced tier will become available at this time. It mentions a Gemini app for Android is “coming soon,” as well.
Bard Becomes Google Gemini, with a stand-alone app.
Google Gemini Ultra becomes available.
Per the document, Gemini Advanced will give users access to the Ultra 1.0 model of Gemini, which is “far more capable at highly complex tasks like coding, logical reasoning, following nuanced instructions, and creative collaboration.”
It’ll be available in over 150 countries and optimized for the English language at the start. The changelog also says Gemini will expand to Canada with this release.
It took Alphabet quite some time to come up with Google Gemini Ultra after GPT-4 was launched, but we knew this would be one of the stories in Generative A.I. of OpenAI vs. Google vs. Mistral. I will also note my expected release of Chinese LLMs and killer-apps this year and next year that will surprise many in their sophistication.
The log says Google will debut voice chat with Gemini, as well as a new “Ultra 1.0” model with “Gemini Advanced,” a paid plan that offers ChatGPT Plus-like file uploading features. The leak sounds credible and this all makes perfect sense. Either way we’ll know more this week.
Just as Microsoft decided to call everything a Copilot, it seems Google is sticking to its Gemini ways.