Google upgrades Bard with 'most capable' AI model to date

Google, racing to catch up with ChatGPT's AI assistant smarts, is now rapidly expanding its Bard chatbot, which can work with Google services and uses increasingly sophisticated AI models. — Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

LONDON: Google is rolling out an upgraded version of its generative AI platform Bard, which promises to be its “most capable” model yet as the group steps up its competition with ChatGPT owner OpenAI.

The tech giant is launching its new AI foundation model, Gemini, in Bard and other products across the US and more than 170 countries worldwide.