Google's experimental AI chatbot Bard It may be coming to the Google Messages app in the near future and promises to bring some major updates to your phone chats.
Forecaster Assembler debugging discovered the feature in the beta code of the Google Messages app. AI-enhanced features are not yet available and Assembler Debug claims that it does not appear to work. However, based on leaked images, you can use Bard to help you write text messages, as well as make an appointment and compose a call-in message to your boss, as well as other difficult conversations.
Bard in Google Messages could also help translate conversations and identify images, as well as explore interests. The code suggests that it could also provide book recommendations and recipe ideas.
Based on examination of its code, the app is believed to use your location data and information from previous chats to help generate accurate responses. However, you can provide feedback to Bard's response with a thumbs up or thumbs down long press, as well as copy, forward, and favorite his responses, thus helping the AI know if his response was appropriate.
#GoogleMessagesBard in Google Messages!! It doesn't seem to work yet.#Google #Android #AI pic.twitter.com/aumaSzyQ6sJanuary 19, 2024
The project codename “Penpal” was noted in a beta version (20240111_04_RC00) of the Google Messages app. According 9to5Google insights From the beta code, Bard can be accessed by selecting the “New Chat” option, allowing you to select Bard as a standalone chat option.
You must be eighteen to use it, and conversations with Bard in the Messages app are not end-to-end encrypted or treated as private, unlike messages exchanged with your contacts. Therefore, you may want to avoid sending personal or confidential messages through the app when Bard is enabled.
google statuses that chat histories are retained for eighteen months to help improve Bard and can be reviewed by a human, but no information is associated with your account beyond three years. Google recommends not saying anything to Bard that you don't want others to see. Google can review conversations with Bard, but other users cannot access them. However, you can delete your chat history with Bard at any time, which will take 72 hours to delete the data.
Echoes of Allo
The inclusion of Bard AI in the Messages app seems slightly reminiscent of the previous Google Allo project, which incorporated Google Assistant into both standalone requests and chats. This service was shut down in 2019, but could continue in some capacity through this Bard integration.
When asked directly, Bard said: “While I can't say for sure right now, there are strong indications that it could be available with Google RCS messages in the future.”
Bard then went on to say that the integration with Google Messages was being tested in March 2023 and that the functionality aligns with Bard's capabilities for processing language, generating text and answering questions, as well as summarizing information, making it a natural choice to improve messages.
The integration of AI into messaging apps reflects the eagerness of many companies to incorporate AI technologies into their upcoming smartphones, with the AI features of Samsung's Galaxy being a recent example. Google, however, is no stranger to artificial intelligence tools on its phones, with features like Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur or Live Translate, all staples of Pixel devices.
The implications of AI being added to messages are also intriguing, meaning you may never know whether that thoughtful response or fantastic date idea was thought up by a human or their AI assistant.
Although the inclusion of Bard in Google's messaging app is not yet available and a release date has not been announced, Google could decide not to continue with the project. Google could follow Samsung's lead and make its functionality a subscription-based feature. However, this is all speculation at this point and we'll have to wait to see exactly how much Bard will change the Messages app in the future.
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