In December 2023, Google announced plans to launch Bard Advanced, a new AI chatbot powered by the company’s most powerful language model, Gemini Ultra. Now, a glitch in the Bard interface has seemingly revealed that Bard Advanced is indeed in the works. While details of the release date remain in the dark, it’s now emerging that Bard Advanced will provide “complex, better responses” than the current Bard model.
According to a report from 9to5Google, a recent glitch inadvertently revealed that the upcoming version of Bard will indeed have compatibility with Bard Advanced. Some users briefly saw a drop-down menu at the top of the Bard page with two options:
- Bard: For simpler, faster responses
- Bard Advanced: For complex, better responses
This suggests that Google is planning to offer users a choice between a basic Bard mode and a more powerful Bard Advanced mode.
It’s worth noting that Bard currently runs on the Gemini Pro language model, which is meant to compete against GPT 3.5. Gemini Ultra, on the other hand, is said to be even more powerful, supposedly even surpassing GPT-4 standards in benchmarks.
The Bard and Bard Advanced picker has also been spotted in the Google app on Android, where tapping on the “Advanced mode on mobile” option gives users access to “Google’s best AI models”. These changes suggest that Google is preparing to roll out Bard Advanced to the public in the near future. The company has already announced that Samsung will be one of the first partners to test Gemini Ultra, suggesting that a wider release could be just around the corner.
While the glitch offers an early glimpse of Bard Advanced, it’s important to remember that this is still work in progress. The final features and functionality of Bard Advanced may differ, but probably not much.
Overall, the screenshot provides strong evidence that Google is planning to launch Bard Advanced soon. This new AI chatbot could potentially offer a significant improvement over the current Bard model thanks to its more powerful language model and advanced features. But only time will tell!
