By 2024, AI is expected to play an increasingly prominent role in all types of technology devices and services, and Google is getting the ball rolling by enhancing Google Assistant with Google Bard features, having launched its AI chatbot. IA last year.
During its Made by Google event in October, Google announced that the new Bard Assistant would combine elements of both tools to create a generative AI search powerhouse. Its Google Assistant search tool has been integrated into all of the company’s products since its launch in 2016.
Google’s advancements in AI are transforming the way users experience and interact with its repertoire of apps and services, with AI tools available in Gmail, YouTube, and Google Docs, among others. The merging of Google Bard and Google Assistant features marks the next big step in the company’s plan to integrate AI into all of its products and services.
While Assistant with Bard doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet, images and videos shared by 9to5Google give us an idea of what it will look and work like.
9to5Google suggests that Assistant with Bard will completely replace Google Assistant on Google and Android devices. If this is true, you’ll likely access the new AI the same way you would access Google Assistant; either by commanding “Hey Google” or long pressing the power button.
Looking at the images, the Discover page in the Google Search app appears to have received a Bard integration in the form of a slider that allows you to easily switch between a standard Google search and the AI chatbot.
Other images show the pop-up that appears when Assistant by Bard is enabled, allowing you to ask questions by speaking, typing, or sharing photos using the three options at the bottom of the screen. Google previewed this design during its October event, where it launched the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro.
Assistant with Bard is not yet available for use, but based on images shared by 9to5Google, it appears that the launch of Google’s next AI development is imminent.
